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Runoff vs Flee - What's the difference?

runoff | flee |

As a noun runoff

is that portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.

As a verb flee is

(label) to run away; to escape.

runoff

English

(wikipedia runoff)

Alternative forms

* run-off

Noun

  • That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.
  • Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water.
    • The runoff of nitrates is poisoning the lake.
  • A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated,
    • There will now be a runoff as neither front runner received more than 50% of the vote.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 23 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage= It is one of the left's best ever results and will raise momentum for next month's final runoff where only the two candidates will compete against each other.}}

    Derived terms

    * surface runoff

    flee

    English

    Verb

  • (label) To run away; to escape.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title= “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=Ep./4/2
    • , passage=As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note.}}
  • (label) To escape from.
  • (label) To disappear quickly; to vanish.

    • Related terms

    * flight

    Anagrams

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