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running

run·ning [ rúnning ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fast movement: rapid movement on foot, with long strides and both feet momentarily off the ground

2. running as exercise: the sport or exercise of running

3. management: the managing of a business or organization



plural noun run·nings 
Definition:
 
1. goings-on: events or activities

2. business 
Same as  running (sense 3)




adjective 
Definition:
 
1. flowing: flowing continuously in a stream

2. functioning: in operation or in working order

3. for use or wear by runners: relating to or intended for the sport or exercise of running
running shoes

4. while running: begun with a run, or performed during a run
a running jump

5. long-standing: begun long ago and still continuing
a running joke

6. made during event: made while something is operating or happening
a running commentary

7. med open: open and discharging fluid or pus
a running sore

8. botany creeping: growing by means of horizontal stems that creep along the ground

9. football gaining yards while running: in football, advancing the ball while running rather than passing



adverb 
Definition:
 
consecutively: in succession
for five days running


be in or out of the running to have or not have a chance of success

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