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| run [ run ] |
verb (past ran [ ran ], past participle run, present participle run·ning, 3rd person present singular runs) |
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1. intransitive verb go at fast pace: to move rapidly on foot so that both feet are momentarily off the ground in each step
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2. intransitive verb gallop: to go at a fast pace in which all four feet are momentarily off the ground in each stride
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refers to four-footed animals
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3. transitive verb travel distance by running: to cover a particular distance while running
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4. transitive and intransitive verb participate in race: to compete in a race on foot or on a horse or other animal
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5. transitive verb enter animal in race: to enter a horse or other animal in a race
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6. transitive and intransitive verb campaign in election: to be a candidate in an election, or enter somebody as a candidate in an election
  will be running for president
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7. intransitive verb be in relative position: to be or end in a particular position, e.g. in a race, election, or contest
running behind until the last lap
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8. transitive verb perform something: to carry out or accomplish something
run a test
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9. intransitive verb leave quickly: to leave a place quickly or in a hurry, usually in order to escape notice or capture
take the money and run
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10. intransitive verb move freely: to move around without restraint
allow the cats to run
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11. transitive verb speed across something: to travel quickly across, over, or through something
ran the rapids
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12. transitive verb transport somebody or something: to take or transport somebody or something, usually by motor vehicle
ran me into town
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13. intransitive verb go for help: to turn to somebody for assistance, especially in desperation or as a dependant to a protector
ran to his brother for money
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14. intransitive verb visit: to make a brief trip or visit somewhere
ran out to the mountains for the weekend
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15. transitive and intransitive verb move smoothly: to pass quickly or smoothly through or over something, or cause something to pass quickly or smoothly through or over something
ropes running easily through the pulleys
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16. intransitive verb enter condition: to enter into a particular state or condition
Supplies were running low.
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17. transitive and intransitive verb operate: to be functioning, or put or leave something in a functioning mode
Let the engine run.
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18. transitive verb control something: to direct the activities, affairs, or operation of something
responsible for running the whole department
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19. transitive and intransitive verb pour or flow: to flow, or cause water or another liquid to flow from or to something
run a faucet
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20. intransitive verb release mucus: to discharge a fluid such as pus or mucus
a nose that was constantly running
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21. transitive and intransitive verb go back and forth: to travel regularly over a set route, or cause somebody or something to travel regularly over a set route
runs a shuttle between stations
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22. intransitive verb roll freely: to roll unhindered or unchecked
could only stand and watch it run down the hill
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23. transitive and intransitive verb go or take off course: to deviate from the usual or proper course, or allow something such as a ship or automobile to deviate from the usual or proper course
run a car off the road
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24. intransitive verb spread or leak undesirably: to spread as a result of unwanted dissolving or mixing
The red stripes ran into the white.
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25. intransitive verb range: to range between particular limits
The work ran from difficult to impossible.
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26. intransitive verb keep company: to associate with a particular person or group
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27. transitive and intransitive verb extend something: to route something in a particular direction or for a particular distance, or be routed in this way
They plan to run the cable under the road.
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28. transitive verb continue: to continue for a particular length or period
a report running ten pages
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29. transitive verb experience something: to experience, undergo, or be subject to something
a child running a high temperature
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30. transitive and intransitive verb total: to total a particular amount
The bill runs to four figures.
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31. transitive verb breach something: to break through a barrier of some kind
ran a checkpoint
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32. intransitive verb be worded: to be worded in a particular way
in a statement that runs as follows
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33. intransitive verb exhibit tendency: to tend or be inclined in a particular direction
His tastes in art run to abstractions.
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34. intransitive verb recur: to appear recurrently as a feature or quality
Stubbornness runs in the family.
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35. intransitive verb be communicated: to be communicated from person to person
a story running around the office
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36. transitive and intransitive verb unravel: to unravel, or cause the stitching in a garment such as a stocking to come undone, and cause damage
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37. intransitive verb remain legally valid: to continue to have force in law
The contract has a year to run.
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38. transitive verb trade goods illegally: to import or export goods illegally
running guns to the rebels
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39. intransitive verb go upstream to spawn: to migrate in large numbers, usually upstream, to spawn
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refers to fish
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40. transitive and intransitive verb publishing broadcasting show publicly: to print, broadcast, or exhibit something, or be printed, broadcast, or exhibited
run a news story
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41. transitive and intransitive verb football carry football downfield: in football, to advance the ball while running as opposed to passing
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42. transitive verb metallurgy produce metal by casting: to cast or mold molten metal
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noun (plural runs) |
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1. fast pace: a rapid pace faster than a walk or jog
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2. galloping pace: an animal's fastest pace
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3. spell of running: a spell of running, especially for pleasure or exercise
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4. race: a race in which the competitors run
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5. regular trip: a regular or scheduled trip or route
the run to work each day
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6. distance or time covered: a distance or period covered while traveling or running
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7. errand: a brief trip made in order to get something
a quick run to the store
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8. free use of place: unrestricted access to, use of, and movement around a place
given the run of the whole house
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9. uninterrupted period: an extended period during which a particular condition or circumstance prevails
a run of bad luck
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10. quantity manufactured: an amount of something produced in a period of continuous operation of a machine or factory
an initial print run of five thousand copies
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11. operating period: a period of continuous operation of a machine or factory
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12. card games sequence of cards: in card games, a sequence of playing cards in one suit
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13. cue games successive shots: in billiards and some other cue games, a series of successful shots
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14. performing arts series of performances: a series of continuous showings or performances
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15. urgent requirement: a sudden large demand for something such as goods or payment
Rumors of a shortage led to a run on coffee.
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16. flow: a flow of liquid
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17. pipe for liquid: a channel or pipe in which a liquid flows
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18. period of flow: a period during which a liquid flows
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19. amount of liquid: an amount of liquid in a flow
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20. steep route: a sloping course or track for a particular activity
a ski run
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21. passage down track: a single trip along a course or down a slope
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22. direction of pattern: the natural direction of a pattern in something such as wood grain
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23. tendency: the general direction in which things or events are moving
the usual run of things
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24. something ordinary: an average or typical kind of person or thing
the general run of merchandise
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25. trip for pleasure: a trip in a vehicle, especially for pleasure
went for a run along the coast road
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26. unraveling of stitches: a damaged section of a stocking or other knitted garment caused by unraveling stitches
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27. animal enclosure: an outdoor enclosure for domestic animals, often one attached to or used as a temporary break from a standard enclosure that allows less freedom of movement
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28. animal trail: a trail followed regularly by a group or herd of animals
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29. politics election campaign: a campaign for election to public office
a run for Congress
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30. music rapid musical passage: a rapid musical scale or melodic passage, especially one for the piano
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31. football gain while running: in football, an offensive player's advance of the ball while running
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32. baseball score in baseball: a score in baseball made by traveling around all the bases to home plate
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adjective |
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1. melted: in a melted state
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2. worn out: exhausted or out of breath, especially from running
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| [ Old English rinnan< Germanic] |
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be on the run to be fleeing from something, especially the law
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give somebody a run for his or her money to provide somebody with some serious, sometimes unexpected, competition
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in the long run eventually or finally
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in the short run in the near future
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run yourself or somebody ragged to work yourself or somebody else to the point of exhaustion
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