runoff

English Thesaurus

1. a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner (noun.act)

hypernym	:	election,
definition	:	a vote to select the winner of a position or political office (noun.act)

2. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity (noun.event)

hypernym	:	flow, flowing,
definition	:	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) (noun.event)

3. a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner (noun.act)

derivation	:	run off,
definition	:	decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff (verb.competition)

4. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity (noun.event)

derivation	:	run off, waste,
definition	:	run off as waste (verb.motion)

derivation	:	brim over, overflow, overrun, run over, well over,
definition	:	flow or run over (a limit or brim) (verb.motion)

5. a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner (noun.act)

derivation	:	run off,
definition	:	decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff (verb.competition)

6. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity (noun.event)

derivation	:	run off, waste,
definition	:	run off as waste (verb.motion)

derivation	:	brim over, overflow, overrun, run over, well over,
definition	:	flow or run over (a limit or brim) (verb.motion)