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| run·ning [ rúnning ] |
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1. fast movement: rapid movement on foot, with long strides and both feet momentarily off the ground
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2. running as exercise: the sport or exercise of running
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3. management: the managing of a business or organization
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plural noun run·nings |
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1. goings-on: events or activities
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2. business
Same as running (sense 3)
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adjective |
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1. flowing: flowing continuously in a stream
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2. functioning: in operation or in working order
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3. for use or wear by runners: relating to or intended for the sport or exercise of running
  running shoes
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4. while running: begun with a run, or performed during a run
a running jump
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5. long-standing: begun long ago and still continuing
a running joke
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6. made during event: made while something is operating or happening
a running commentary
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7. med open: open and discharging fluid or pus
a running sore
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8. botany creeping: growing by means of horizontal stems that creep along the ground
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9. football gaining yards while running: in football, advancing the ball while running rather than passing
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adverb |
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consecutively: in succession
for five days running
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be in or out of the running to have or not have a chance of success
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