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run·off noun : a final contest (as an election) to decide a previous indecisive contest

run off verb 1 : to drive off (as trespassers)

2 : to run away

Synonyms

[1] banish, boot, bounce, cast, chase, dismiss, drum, eject, expel, oust, rout, throw out—more at EJECT

[2] bolt, break, flee, fly, retreat, run, run away—more at RUN

run–of–the–mill adjective : not outstanding

Synonyms

average, common, commonplace, everyday, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, standard, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday—more at ORDINARY

run on verb 1 : to talk at length

2 : to continue (matter in type) without a break or a new paragraph

3 : to place or add (as an entry in a dictionary) at the end of a paragraphed item

4 : to keep going

— run–on noun

Synonyms

[1] maunder, ramble, rattle—more at RAMBLE

[4] abide, continue, endure, hold, keep up, last, persist—more at CONTINUE

run out verb : to use up or exhaust a supply

runt noun : an unusually small person or animal : DWARF

— runty adjective

Synonyms

dwarf, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy, scrub, shrimp—more at DWARF

run through verb : to spend or consume wastefully

Synonyms

blow, dissipate, fritter, lavish, misspend, spend, squander, throw away, waste—more at WASTE

run·way noun 1 : a beaten path made by animals; also : a passage for animals

2 : a paved strip of ground for the landing and takeoff of aircraft

3 : a narrow platform from a stage into an auditorium

4 : a support (as a track) on which something runs

ru·pee noun : the basic monetary unit of several countries on the Indian subcontinent (as India and Pakistan)

1rupture noun : a breaking or tearing apart; also : HERNIA

2rupture verb rup·tured; rup·tur·ing : to cause or undergo rupture

ru·ral adjective : of or relating to the country, country people, or agriculture

Synonyms

bucolic, country, pastoral, rustic; also countrified, provincial; agrarian, agricultural

Antonyms

urban

ruse noun : a wily subterfuge : TRICK, ARTIFICE

1rush noun : any of various often tufted and hollow-stemmed grasslike marsh plants

— rushy adjective

2rush verb [ORIGIN: ME russhen, fr. AF reuser, ruser, russher to drive back, repulse, fr. L recusare to oppose]

1 : to move forward or act with too great haste or eagerness or without preparation

2 : to perform in a short time or at high speed

3 : to run toward or against in attack : CHARGE

4 : to urge to an unnatural or extreme speed

— rush·er noun

Synonyms

[1] dash, fly, hasten, hurry, pelt, race, rip, rocket, run, shoot, speed, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom—more at HURRY

[3] assail, assault, attack, beset, charge, descend, jump, pounce, raid, storm, strike—more at ATTACK

[4] accelerate, hasten, hurry, quicken, speed, step up, whisk—more at HURRY

3rush noun 1 : a violent forward motion

2 : unusual demand or activity

3 : a crowding of people to one place

4 : a running play in football

5 : a sudden feeling of pleasure

6 : a burst of activity, productivity, or speed

Synonyms

[1] aggression, assault, attack, charge, descent, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, raid, strike—more at ATTACK

[6] haste, hurry, hustle, precipitation—more at HURRY

4rush adjective : requiring or marked by special speed or urgency <~ orders>

rush hour noun : a time when the amount of traffic or business is at a peak

rusk noun : a sweet or plain bread baked, sliced, and baked again until dry and crisp

rus·set noun 1 : a coarse reddish brown cloth

2 : a reddish brown

3 : a baking potato

— russet adjective

Rus·sian noun 1 : a native or inhabitant of Russia

2 : a Slavic language of the Russian people

— Russian adjective

rust noun 1 : a reddish coating formed on iron when it is exposed to esp. moist air

2 : any of numerous plant diseases characterized by usu. reddish spots; also : a fungus causing rust

3 : a strong reddish brown

— rust verb

— rusty adjective

1rustic adjective : of, relating to, or suitable for the country or country people

— rus·ti·cal·ly