What is the meaning of run off?

verb

• Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.
  • usage: "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
  • synonyms: abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, go off, make off
• Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry.
  • usage: "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
  • synonyms: run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off
• Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.
  • usage: "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
  • synonyms: chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off
• Run away secretly with one's beloved.
  • usage: "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
  • synonyms: elope
• Run off as waste.
  • usage: "The water wastes back into the ocean"
  • synonyms: waste
• Reproduce by xerography.
  • synonyms: photocopy, xerox
• Decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff. .