From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity [syn: {overflow}, {overspill}]
2: a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "runoff": bout, by-election, caucus, closed primary, congressional election, contest, contested election, decathlon, defluxion, direct primary, discharge, double-header, doubles, drain, drainage, effluence, efflux, effluxion, effusion, election, event, exhalation, exhaust, flowoff, foursome, game, games of chance, general election, go, gush, mandatory primary, match, meet, nonpartisan primary, open primary, optional primary, outfall, outflow, outflowing, outpour, outpouring, partisan election, pentathlon, play, play-off, preference primary, presidential election, presidential preference primary, presidential primary, primary, primary election, race, referendum, runoff election, runoff primary, singles, sport, threesome, twosome
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