Barlow wouldn't leave, so she ran him off by threatening to call the police.
Dad tried to run off some people who were camping on our land, but they wouldn't leave.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
run someone off the road — phrase to drive in a way that forces someone else’s car to drive off the road Thesaurus: vehicle accidents and breakdownshyponym general and informal words for vehicleshyponym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
run someone off the road — to drive in a way that forces someone else s car to drive off the road … English dictionary
run someone down — 1 he was run down by joyriders: RUN OVER, knock down/over; hit, strike. 2 she ran him down in front of other people: CRITICIZE, denigrate, belittle, disparage … Useful english dictionary
run someone down — 1) he was run down by joyriders Syn: run over, knock down/over, hit 2) she ran him down in front of other people Syn: criticize, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate, find fault with; informal put down, knock … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
run off — run (someone) off to force someone to leave suddenly. Barlow wouldn t leave, so she ran him off by threatening to call the police. Dad tried to run off some people who were camping on our land, but they wouldn t leave … New idioms dictionary
run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
run */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… … English dictionary
run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… … Universalium
run off — phrasal verb Word forms run off : present tense I/you/we/they run off he/she/it runs off present participle running off past tense ran off past participle run off 1) [intransitive] to suddenly leave a place or person Their dad ran off when they… … English dictionary
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
