runoff

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Synonyms: run off, run-off, ruboff, ruoff

Antonyms: run off, run-off, ruboff, ruoff

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Noun

1. That portion of [[precipitation]] or [[irrigation]] on an area which does not [[infiltrate]] or [[evaporate]], but instead is [[discharged]] from the area.<!-- That which is lost without entering the soil is called [[surface runoff]]. That which enters the soil before reaching a stream channel is called ground water runoff or seepage flow from ground water. (In [[soil science]] runoff usually refers to the water lost by surface flow; in [[geology]] and hydraulics runoff usually includes both surface and subsurface flow.)-->
2. Dissolved [[chemical]]s, etc, included in such water.
3. {{lb|en|sports}} A second or further round of a competition, after other competitors (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.
4. {{lb|en|politics}} A second or further round of an indecisive [[election]], after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.

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