Associations to the word «Runoff»

Wiktionary

RUNOFF, noun. That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.
RUNOFF, noun. Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water.
RUNOFF, noun. A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated,

Dictionary definition

RUNOFF, noun. The occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity.
RUNOFF, noun. A final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner.

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.