Definition of run

adjective (a)

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

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noun (n)

• a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely (noun.act)

  Synonym: tally
  

  Example:
  The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th.
  

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• the act of testing something (noun.act)

  Synonym: test, trial
  

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• a race run on foot (noun.event)

  Synonym: foot race, footrace
  

  Example:
  She broke the record for the half-mile run.
  

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• an unbroken series of events (noun.group)

  Synonym: streak
  

  Example:
  Nicklaus had a run of birdies.
  

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

  Synonym: running, running game, running play
  

  Example:
  The defensive line braced to stop the run.
  The coach put great emphasis on running.
  

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• a regular trip (noun.act)

  Example:
  The ship made its run in record time.
  

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• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace (noun.act)

  Synonym: running
  

  Example:
  He broke into a run.
  His daily run keeps him fit.
  

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• the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation (noun.time)

  Example:
  The assembly line was on a 12-hour run.
  

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• unrestricted freedom to use (noun.state)

  Example:
  He has the run of the house.
  

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

  Example:
  A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint.
  

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• a small stream (noun.object)

  Synonym: rill, rivulet, runnel, streamlet
  

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• a race between candidates for elective office (noun.event)

  Synonym: campaign, political campaign
  

  Example:
  He is raising money for a Senate run.
  

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• a row of unravelled stitches (noun.event)

  Synonym: ladder, ravel
  

  Example:
  She got a run in her stocking.
  

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• the pouring forth of a fluid (noun.event)

  Synonym: discharge, outpouring
  

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• an unbroken chronological sequence (noun.attribute)

  Example:
  The play had a long run on Broadway.
  The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.
  

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• a short trip (noun.act)

  Example:
  Take a run into town.
  

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

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• A number of cards of the same suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts. (noun)

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verb (v)

• move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time (verb.motion)

  Example:
  Don't run--you'll be out of breath.
  

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• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion)

  Synonym: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
  

  Example:
  If you see this man, run!.
  

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• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point (verb.stative)

  Synonym: extend, go, lead, pass
  

  Example:
  Service runs all the way to Cranbury.
  

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• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. (verb.social)

  Synonym: operate
  

  Example:
  She is running a relief operation in the Sudan.
  

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• have a particular form (verb.stative)

  Synonym: go
  

  Example:
  The story or argument runs as follows.
  

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• move along, of liquids (verb.motion)

  Synonym: course, feed, flow
  

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• perform as expected when applied (verb.contact)

  Synonym: function, go, operate, work
  Antonym: malfunction, misfunction
  

  Example:
  Does this old car still run well?.
  

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• change or be different within limits (verb.stative)

  Synonym: range
  

  Example:
  Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent.
  

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• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position (verb.competition)

  Synonym: campaign
  

  Example:
  Who's running for treasurer this year?.
  

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• cause to emit recorded audio or video (verb.creation)

  Synonym: play
  

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• move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way (verb.motion)

  Example:
  Who are these people running around in the building?.
  She runs around telling everyone of her troubles.
  Let the dogs run free.
  

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• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative)

  Synonym: be given, incline, lean, tend
  

  Example:
  These dresses run small.
  

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• be operating, running or functioning (verb.contact)

  Antonym: idle, tick over
  

  Example:
  The car is still running--turn it off!.
  

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• change from one state to another (verb.change)

  Example:
  Run amok.
  Run rogue.
  Run riot.
  

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• cause to perform (verb.change)

  Example:
  Run a subject.
  Run a process.
  

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• be affected by; be subjected to (verb.stative)

  Example:
  Run a temperature.
  Run a risk.
  

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• continue to exist (verb.stative)

  Synonym: die hard, endure, persist, prevail
  

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• occur persistently (verb.stative)

  Example:
  Musical talent runs in the family.
  

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• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine (verb.social)

  Synonym: execute
  

  Example:
  Run the dishwasher.
  Run a new program on the Mac.
  

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• include as the content; broadcast or publicize (verb.creation)

  Synonym: carry
  

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• carry out (verb.creation)

  Synonym: take
  

  Example:
  Run an errand.
  

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• pass over, across, or through (verb.contact)

  Synonym: draw, guide, pass
  

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• cause something to pass or lead somewhere (verb.stative)

  Synonym: lead
  

  Example:
  Run the wire behind the cabinet.
  

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• make without a miss (verb.social)

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• deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor (verb.possession)

  Synonym: black market
  

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• cause an animal to move fast (verb.motion)

  Example:
  Run the dogs.
  

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• be diffused (verb.motion)

  Synonym: bleed
  

  Example:
  These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run.
  

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• sail before the wind (verb.motion)

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• cover by running; run a certain distance (verb.motion)

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• extend or continue for a certain period of time (verb.stative)

  Synonym: run for
  

  Example:
  The film runs 5 hours.
  

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• set animals loose to graze (verb.social)

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• keep company (verb.motion)

  Synonym: consort
  

  Example:
  The heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring.
  

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• run with the ball; in such sports as football (verb.motion)

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• travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means (verb.motion)

  Example:
  Run to the store!.
  She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there.
  

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• travel a route regularly (verb.motion)

  Synonym: ply
  

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• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition)

  Synonym: hunt, hunt down, track down
  

  Example:
  The dogs are running deer.
  

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• compete in a race (verb.competition)

  Synonym: race
  

  Example:
  He is running the Marathon this year.
  

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• progress by being changed (verb.change)

  Synonym: go, move
  

  Example:
  Run through your presentation before the meeting.
  

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• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating (verb.change)

  Synonym: melt, melt down
  

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• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change)

  Synonym: ladder
  

  Example:
  Her nylons were running.
  

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• become undone (verb.change)

  Synonym: unravel
  

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• 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. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• 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. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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