run

Definitions

1. 1

   of Run

2. 2past participle

   of Run

3. 3adjective

   To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog.

4. 4adjective

   To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.

5. 5adjective

   To flee, as from fear or danger.

6. 6adjective

   To steal off; to depart secretly.

7. 7adjective

   To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.

8. 8adjective

   To pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; -- often with in or into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt.

9. 9adjective

   To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle.

10. 10adjective

    To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation; as, to run from one subject to another.

11. 11adjective

    To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; -- with on.

12. 12adjective

    To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with on.

13. 13adjective

    To creep, as serpents.

14. 14adjective

    To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold.

15. 15adjective

    To proceed along a surface; to extend; to spread.

16. 16adjective

    To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.

17. 17adjective

    To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round.

18. 18adjective

    To travel; to make progress; to be moved by mechanical means; to go; as, the steamboat runs regularly to Albany; the train runs to Chicago.

19. 19adjective

    To extend; to reach; as, the road runs from Philadelphia to New York; the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.

20. 20adjective

    To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station.

21. 21adjective

    To make progress; to proceed; to pass.

22. 22adjective

    To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.

23. 23adjective

    To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west.

24. 24adjective

    To be in form thus, as a combination of words.

25. 25adjective

    To be popularly known; to be generally received.

26. 26adjective

    To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly.

27. 27adjective

    To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.

28. 28adjective

    To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing.

29. 29adjective

    To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land.

30. 30adjective

    To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.

31. 31adjective

    To discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs.

32. 32adjective

    To be played on the stage a number of successive days or nights; as, the piece ran for six months.

33. 33adjective

    To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels.

34. 34adjective

    Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body.

35. 35adjective

    To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.

36. 36transitive verb

    To cause to run (in the various senses of Run, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block.

37. 37intransitive verb

    To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.

38. 38intransitive verb

    To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot.

39. 39intransitive verb

    To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.

40. 40intransitive verb

    To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the like.

41. 41intransitive verb

    To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line.

42. 42intransitive verb

    To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; -- said of contraband or dutiable goods.

43. 43intransitive verb

    To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career.

44. 44intransitive verb

    To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress.

45. 45intransitive verb

    To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below.

46. 46intransitive verb

    To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.

47. 47intransitive verb

    To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; to be bathed with; as, the pipe or faucet runs hot water.

48. 48intransitive verb

    To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing; as, the rivers ran blood.

49. 49intransitive verb

    To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a hotel.

50. 50intransitive verb

    To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.

51. 51intransitive verb

    To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.

52. 52intransitive verb

    To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn.

53. 53noun

    The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run.

54. 54noun

    A small stream; a brook; a creek.

55. 55noun

    That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.

56. 56noun

    A course; a series; that which continues in a certain course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck.

57. 57noun

    State of being current; currency; popularity.

58. 58noun

    Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights.

59. 59noun

    A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.

60. 60noun

    A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep run.

61. 61noun

    The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter.

62. 62noun

    The distance sailed by a ship; as, a good run; a run of fifty miles.

63. 63noun

    A voyage; as, a run to China.

64. 64noun

    A pleasure excursion; a trip.

65. 65noun

    The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.

66. 66noun

    A roulade, or series of running tones.

67. 67noun

    The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed.

68. 68noun

    The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; -- said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.

69. 69noun

    In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made by a player, which enables him to score one; in cricket, a passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a player made three runs; the side went out with two hundred runs.

70. 70noun

    A pair or set of millstones.

71. 71adjective

    Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead.

72. 72adjective

    Smuggled; as, run goods.

73. 73noun

    a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

    "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"

    "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"

    Synonyms

    tally
74. 74noun

    the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

    "he broke into a run"

    "his daily run keeps him fit"

    Synonyms

    running
75. 75noun

    a regular trip

    "the ship made its run in record time"

76. 76noun

    a short trip

    "take a run into town"

77. 77noun

    (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

    "the defensive line braced to stop the run"

    "the coach put great emphasis on running"

    Synonyms

    running
78. 78noun

    the act of testing something

    "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"

    "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"

    Synonyms

    testtrial
79. 79noun

    an unbroken chronological sequence

    "the play had a long run on Broadway"

    "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"

80. 80noun

    the pouring forth of a fluid

    Synonyms

    dischargeoutpouring
81. 81noun

    a row of unravelled stitches

    "she got a run in her stocking"

    Synonyms

    ladderravel
82. 82noun

    a race run on foot

    "she broke the record for the half-mile run"

    Synonyms

    footrace
83. 83noun

    a race between candidates for elective office

    "I managed his campaign for governor"

    "he is raising money for a Senate run"

    Synonyms

    campaign
84. 84noun

    an unbroken series of events

    "had a streak of bad luck"

    "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"

    Synonyms

    streak
85. 85noun

    a small stream

    Synonyms

    rillrivuletrunnelstreamlet
86. 86noun

    the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)

    "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"

87. 87noun

    unrestricted freedom to use

    "he has the run of the house"

88. 88noun

    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"

89. 89verb

    become undone

    "the sweater unraveled"

    Synonyms

    unravel
90. 90verb

    come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

    "Her nylons were running"

    Synonyms

    ladder
91. 91verb

    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

    "melt butter"

    "melt down gold"

    Synonyms

    melt
92. 92verb

    cause to perform

    "run a subject"

    "run a process"

93. 93verb

    progress by being changed

    "The speech has to go through several more drafts"

    "run through your presentation before the meeting"

    Synonyms

    gomove
94. 94verb

    change from one state to another

    "run amok"

    "run rogue"

95. 95verb

    compete in a race

    "he is running the Marathon this year"

    "let's race and see who gets there first"

    Synonyms

    race
96. 96verb

    run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

    "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

    Synonyms

    campaign
97. 97verb

    pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

    "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"

    "The dogs are running deer"

    Synonyms

    hunt
98. 98verb

    pass over, across, or through

    "He ran his eyes over her body"

    "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"

    Synonyms

    drawguidepass
99. 99verb

    perform as expected when applied

    "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"

    "Does this old car still run well?"

    Synonyms

    functiongooperatework
100. 100verb

     be operating, running or functioning

     "The car is still running--turn it off!"

101. 101verb

     carry out

     "run an errand"

102. 102verb

     cause to emit recorded audio or video

     "They ran the tapes over and over again"

     "I'll play you my favorite record"

     Synonyms

     play
103. 103verb

     include as the content; broadcast or publicize

     "We ran the ad three times"

     "This paper carries a restaurant review"

     Synonyms

     carry
104. 104verb

     travel a route regularly

     "Ships ply the waters near the coast"

     Synonyms

     ply
105. 105verb

     cover by running; run a certain distance

     "She ran 10 miles that day"

106. 106verb

     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"

     "The children ran to the store"

107. 107verb

     travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

     "Run to the store!"

     "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"

108. 108verb

     run with the ball; in such sports as football

109. 109verb

     keep company

     "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"

     Synonyms

     consort
110. 110verb

     sail before the wind

111. 111verb

     be diffused

     "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"

     Synonyms

     bleed
112. 112verb

     move along, of liquids

     "Water flowed into the cave"

     "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

     Synonyms

     coursefeedflow
113. 113verb

     flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

     "If you see this man, run!"

     "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

     Synonyms

     bunkescapelamscarperscat
114. 114verb

     cause an animal to move fast

     "run the dogs"

115. 115verb

     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?"

     "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"

116. 116verb

     deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

117. 117verb

     set animals loose to graze

118. 118verb

     direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

     "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

     Synonyms

     operate
119. 119verb

     make without a miss

120. 120verb

     carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

     "Run the dishwasher"

     "run a new program on the Mac"

     Synonyms

     execute
121. 121verb

     occur persistently

     "Musical talent runs in the family"

122. 122verb

     continue to exist

     "These stories die hard"

     "The legend of Elvis endures"

     Synonyms

     endurepersistprevail
123. 123verb

     extend or continue for a certain period of time

     "The film runs 5 hours"

124. 124verb

     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"

     "His knowledge doesn't go very far"

     Synonyms

     extendgoleadpass
125. 125verb

     cause something to pass or lead somewhere

     "Run the wire behind the cabinet"

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     lead
126. 126verb

     have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

     "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"

     "These dresses run small"

     Synonyms

     inclineleantend
127. 127verb

     be affected by; be subjected to

     "run a temperature"

     "run a risk"

128. 128verb

     have a particular form

     "the story or argument runs as follows"

     "as the saying goes..."

     Synonyms

     go
129. 129verb

     change or be different within limits

     "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"

     "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"

     Synonyms

     range