vie vs run off

vie and run off both are verbs.

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

As verbs, run off is a hyponym of vie; that is, run off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vie:

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

Other hyponyms of vie include go for, try for, play, race, run, rival, emulate, equal, match, rival, touch.

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