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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word run ons:

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  1. run-ons: Merriam-Webster
  2. run-ons, run-ons: Collins English Dictionary
  3. run-ons: Wordnik
  4. run-ons: Wiktionary
  5. run-ons: Dictionary.com

(Note: See run_on as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (run on)

verb:  (idiomatic) To continue without interruption
verb:  Using a certain time zone.
verb:  (idiomatic) To continue talking for a long time.
verb:  To operate with a particular energy source.
verb:  To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank.
verb:  (printing, historical) To carry on or continue (e.g. the type for a new sentence) without making a break or commencing a new paragraph.
verb:  (transitive, dated) To press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard on.
verb:  (transitive) To rely on (something) for popular support in an election.
verb:  (ditransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To attempt to enact (a plan, trick or scheme) on (someone).
▸ Also see run_on





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