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| run·ner [ rúnnər ] (plural run·ners) |
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1. racer: somebody or something that runs, especially an athlete or a horse in a race
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2. door or drawer slide: a guide on which a drawer or door slides
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3. sled blade: either of the long blades that a sled or sleigh slides on
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4. skate blade: the blade of an ice skate
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5. smuggler: somebody involved in smuggling
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often used in combination
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  gun runner
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6. smuggler's vessel: a boat or ship used for smuggling
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often used in combination
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7. messenger: a messenger or undertaker of errands for a bank, brokerage firm, or other business
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8. carpet strip: a long narrow piece of carpet
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9. fabric strip: a strip of fabric, often linen or lace, used to protect or decorate the top of a piece of furniture such as a dresser
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10. creeping stem that grows roots: a thin horizontal plant stem that grows roots from nodes at regular intervals
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11. plant growing from stem nodes: a plant that has runners or grows by runners, e.g. a strawberry
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12. climbing plant: any plant that climbs and twists, e.g. a bean plant
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13. U.K. candidate: somebody entered as a candidate in an election
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14. operator: a manager or operator of something such as a business or a machine
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15. baseball
Same as base runner
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16. football
Same as ball carrier
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17. anchoring loop: in mountaineering, a continuous loop of webbing used to provide an anchor to a rock, tree, or other point
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18. deep-water ocean fish: a swift streamlined deep-water sea fish of the jack family, especially either of two edible bluish species. Latin name Caranx crysos, Elagatis bipinnulata.
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