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Quick definitions from WordNet (run)
▸ noun: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely ("The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th")
▸ noun: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace ("He broke into a run")
▸ noun: a regular trip ("The ship made its run in record time")
▸ noun: a short trip ("Take a run into town")
▸ noun: (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball ("The defensive line braced to stop the run")
▸ noun: an unbroken chronological sequence ("The play had a long run on Broadway")
▸ noun: a row of unravelled stitches ("She got a run in her stocking")
▸ noun: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) ("A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint")
▸ noun: unrestricted freedom to use ("He has the run of the house")
▸ noun: the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation ("The assembly line was on a 12-hour run")
▸ noun: an unbroken series of events ("Nicklaus had a run of birdies")
▸ noun: the act of testing something
▸ noun: the pouring forth of a fluid
▸ noun: a race run on foot ("She broke the record for the half-mile run")
▸ noun: a race between candidates for elective office ("He is raising money for a Senate run")
▸ noun: a small stream
▸ verb: be diffused ("These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run")
▸ verb: move along, of liquids
▸ verb: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run ("If you see this man, run!")
▸ verb: cause an animal to move fast ("Run the dogs")
▸ verb: move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way ("Who are these people running around in the building?")
▸ verb: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
▸ verb: set animals loose to graze
▸ verb: make without a miss
▸ verb: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine ("Run the dishwasher")
▸ verb: occur persistently ("Musical talent runs in the family")
▸ verb: extend or continue for a certain period of time ("The film runs 5 hours")
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point ("Service runs all the way to Cranbury")
▸ verb: cause something to pass or lead somewhere ("Run the wire behind the cabinet")
▸ verb: be affected by; be subjected to ("Run a temperature")
▸ verb: have a particular form ("The story or argument runs as follows")
▸ verb: become undone
▸ verb: cause to perform ("Run a subject")
▸ verb: change from one state to another ("Run amok")
▸ verb: be operating, running or functioning ("The car is still running--turn it off!")
▸ verb: carry out ("Run an errand")
▸ verb: cover by running; run a certain distance
▸ verb: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time ("Don't run--you'll be out of breath")
▸ verb: travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means ("Run to the store!")
▸ verb: run with the ball; in such sports as football
▸ verb: keep company ("The heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring")
▸ verb: sail before the wind
▸ verb: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. ("She is running a relief operation in the Sudan")
▸ verb: change or be different within limits ("Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent")
▸ verb: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging ("Her nylons were running")
▸ verb: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
▸ verb: compete in a race ("He is running the Marathon this year")
▸ verb: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position ("Who's running for treasurer this year?")
▸ verb: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) ("The dogs are running deer")
▸ verb: guide or pass over something
▸ verb: cause to emit recorded sounds
▸ verb: include as the content; broadcast or publicize
▸ verb: travel a route regularly
▸ verb: progress by being changed ("Run through your presentation before the meeting")
▸ verb: continue to exist
▸ verb: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined ("These dresses run small")
▸ verb: perform as expected when applied ("Does this old car still run well?")
▸ Also see runs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to run
▸ Usage examples for run
▸ Idioms related to run (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing run
▸ Words that often appear near run
▸ Rhymes of run
▸ Invented words related to run
▸ noun: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely ("The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th")
▸ noun: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace ("He broke into a run")
▸ noun: a regular trip ("The ship made its run in record time")
▸ noun: a short trip ("Take a run into town")
▸ noun: (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball ("The defensive line braced to stop the run")
▸ noun: an unbroken chronological sequence ("The play had a long run on Broadway")
▸ noun: a row of unravelled stitches ("She got a run in her stocking")
▸ noun: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) ("A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint")
▸ noun: unrestricted freedom to use ("He has the run of the house")
▸ noun: the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation ("The assembly line was on a 12-hour run")
▸ noun: an unbroken series of events ("Nicklaus had a run of birdies")
▸ noun: the act of testing something
▸ noun: the pouring forth of a fluid
▸ noun: a race run on foot ("She broke the record for the half-mile run")
▸ noun: a race between candidates for elective office ("He is raising money for a Senate run")
▸ noun: a small stream
▸ verb: be diffused ("These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run")
▸ verb: move along, of liquids
▸ verb: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run ("If you see this man, run!")
▸ verb: cause an animal to move fast ("Run the dogs")
▸ verb: move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way ("Who are these people running around in the building?")
▸ verb: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
▸ verb: set animals loose to graze
▸ verb: make without a miss
▸ verb: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine ("Run the dishwasher")
▸ verb: occur persistently ("Musical talent runs in the family")
▸ verb: extend or continue for a certain period of time ("The film runs 5 hours")
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point ("Service runs all the way to Cranbury")
▸ verb: cause something to pass or lead somewhere ("Run the wire behind the cabinet")
▸ verb: be affected by; be subjected to ("Run a temperature")
▸ verb: have a particular form ("The story or argument runs as follows")
▸ verb: become undone
▸ verb: cause to perform ("Run a subject")
▸ verb: change from one state to another ("Run amok")
▸ verb: be operating, running or functioning ("The car is still running--turn it off!")
▸ verb: carry out ("Run an errand")
▸ verb: cover by running; run a certain distance
▸ verb: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time ("Don't run--you'll be out of breath")
▸ verb: travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means ("Run to the store!")
▸ verb: run with the ball; in such sports as football
▸ verb: keep company ("The heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring")
▸ verb: sail before the wind
▸ verb: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. ("She is running a relief operation in the Sudan")
▸ verb: change or be different within limits ("Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent")
▸ verb: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging ("Her nylons were running")
▸ verb: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
▸ verb: compete in a race ("He is running the Marathon this year")
▸ verb: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position ("Who's running for treasurer this year?")
▸ verb: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) ("The dogs are running deer")
▸ verb: guide or pass over something
▸ verb: cause to emit recorded sounds
▸ verb: include as the content; broadcast or publicize
▸ verb: travel a route regularly
▸ verb: progress by being changed ("Run through your presentation before the meeting")
▸ verb: continue to exist
▸ verb: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined ("These dresses run small")
▸ verb: perform as expected when applied ("Does this old car still run well?")
▸ Also see runs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to run
▸ Usage examples for run
▸ Idioms related to run (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing run
▸ Words that often appear near run
▸ Rhymes of run
▸ Invented words related to run