The little boys are very excited. Send them outside to run it off.
•They need to run off their energy.
2. to duplicate something, using a mechanical duplicating machine. •If the master copy is ready, I will run some other copies off.
•I'll run off some more copies.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
run something off — 1 would you run off that list for me?: COPY, photocopy, xerox, duplicate, print, produce, do. 2 run off some of the excess water: DRAIN, bleed, draw off … Useful english dictionary
run something off — 1) would you run off that list for me? Syn: copy, photocopy, xerox, duplicate, print, reproduce 2) run off some of the excess water Syn: drain, bleed, draw off, pump out … Thesaurus of popular words
run something off — 1》 produce a copy on a machine. 2》 write or recite something quickly and with little effort. 3》 drain liquid from a container. → run … English new terms dictionary
run sth off — UK US run sth off Phrasal Verb with run({{}}/rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run) ► If you run off copies of something, you print them: »Could you run off five copies of this for me, please? … Financial and business terms
rattle something off — REEL OFF, recite, list, fire off, run through, enumerate. → rattle * * * say, perform, or produce something quickly and effortlessly he rattled off some instructions * * * ˌrattle sthˈoff derived to say sth from memory without having to think too … Useful english dictionary
rattle something off — she can rattle off the complete list of Shakespeare s plays Syn: reel off, recite, list, fire off, run through, enumerate … Thesaurus of popular words
reel something off — RECITE, rattle off, list rapidly, run through, enumerate, detail, itemize. → reel * * * ˌreel sthˈoff derived to say or repeat sth quickly without having to stop or think about it • She immediately reeled off several names. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
reel something off — she can reel off all the U.S. vice presidents in less than a minute Syn: recite, rattle off, list rapidly, run through, enumerate, detail, itemize … Thesaurus of popular words
chase something off — ˌchase sb/sthaˈway, ˈoff, ˈout, etc. derived to force sb/sth to run away • Chase the cat out we don t want her in the kitchen. • This particular fish chases off any other fish that enters its territory. Main entry: ↑chasederived … Useful english dictionary
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] … Financial and business terms
