cause to move, usually with force or pressure | decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff |
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | reproduce by xerography |
take the place of or have precedence over | force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings |
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | leave suddenly and as if in a hurry |
| run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
| run away secretly with one's beloved |
| run off as waste |