run off vs vie

run off and vie both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run off	No	No	Yes	No
vie	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vie is a hypernym of run off; that is, vie is a word with a broader meaning than run off:

run off: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
vie: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Other hypernyms of run off include compete, contend.

run off (verb)	vie (verb)
decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
reproduce by xerography
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
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