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run
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[ verb ] move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Examples "Don't run--you'll be out of breath" "The children ran to the store" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)`` He 's looking a_lot better , and he 's able to run '' , Meek explained . The game players saw the Air_Force film Monday , ran for 30_minutes , then went in , while the reserves scrimmaged for 45 minutes . (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)I can't run . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Miss_Sutherland appeared almost as another person in this scene : A much more girlish Lucia , a sensational coloratura who ran across stage while singing , and an actress immersed in her role . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Keeping the hands in the starting position , run in_place to a quick rhythm . |
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[ verb ] flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Examples "If you see this man, run!" "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The robbers run from the hide-out , take cover in a wooded declivity , and are shot dead by the posse . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)He was n't troubled with the ordinary , rank-and-file fear that overcomes and paralyzes and sends individual soldiers and whole companies under_fire running in panic . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)Isaac_Pitt , one of the men from Lincoln , had taken a musket_ball in his belly ; and though he had found the strength to run with us , now he collapsed and lay on the ground , dying , the Reverend holding his head and wiping his hot brow . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)He wanted to run , but he knew that if he did , he would be lost . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)`` Finally , all I needed was to throw a little piece of red wood that looked_like a firecracker and that dumb dog would run ki-yi-ing for his life '' . |
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[ verb ] stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Examples "Service runs all the way to Cranbury" "His knowledge doesn't go very far" "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Old attitudes are held more tenaciously in the Tidewater than the Piedmont ; so_that a line running down the length of the South marking the upper_limits of tidewater would roughly divide the Old_South from the new , but with , of_course , important minority enclaves . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The first sentence , with its platitudinous irony , announces an emblematic intent : `` The way to the churchyard ran_along beside the highroad , ran beside it all_the_way to the end ; that_is_to_say , to the churchyard '' . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)Service running through Barnumville and to Bennington_County towns east of the mountains was in the hands of the `` Gleason_Telephone_Company '' in 1925 , but major supervision of telephone_lines in Manchester was with the New_England_Telephone_and_Telegraph_Company , which eventually gained all control . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)But anybody who promises a substantial volume of business can get a railroad to run a short spur to his plant these days , and many businesses can live without the railroad . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)The Catholics had the largest cemetery , near the Neversink_River where Main_Street ran south ; Stevie whistled when he passed these alien grounds . |
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[ verb ] direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
Synonyms Examples "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)If a concessionaire runs the cafeteria , keep an eye out for quality and price . (Harry Olesker, Impact....)While they were away Blanche came into the office every morning , running things as she had always run them for Stanley , going_through the week in a dazed stupor , getting things done automatically , out of habit . While they were away Blanche came into the office every morning , running things as she had always run them for Stanley , going_through the week in a dazed stupor , getting things done automatically , out of habit . |
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[ noun ] (baseball,sport) a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
Synonyms Examples "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th" or "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)A two run homer by Norm_Siebern and a solo_blast by Bill_Tuttle tied the game , and single runs in the eighth and ninth gave the Athletics their fifth victory in eight starts . A two run homer by Norm_Siebern and a solo_blast by Bill_Tuttle tied the game , and single runs in the eighth and ninth gave the Athletics their fifth victory in eight starts . Then Heywood_Sullivan , Kansas_City catcher , singled up the middle and Throneberry was across with what proved to be the winning run . The Birds got five hits and all three of their runs off Kunkel before Hartman took_over in the top of the fourth . The Orioles got a run in the first inning when Breeding , along with Robinson , the two Birds who got a pair of hits , doubled to right center , moved to third on Russ_Snyder 's single to right and crossed on Kunkel 's wild_pitch into the dirt in_front of the plate . Related terms |
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[ verb ] have a particular form
Synonyms Examples "the story or argument runs....", "as the saying goes..." Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)One night , so some of these theories run , Adam would have fallen_asleep , much_as he fell_asleep for the creation of Eve ; and thus he would have been carried_over into the life_eternal . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Another stock vaudeville gag ran : `` Mother is home sick in bed with the doctor '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] move along, of liquids
Examples "Water flowed into the cave" "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)From all this we can now see that two streams of development run through the history of twentieth century American folklore . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)Water from the snow and water from the towels had run off the kid to the table where the dough was , and the dough was turning pasty , sticking_to the kid 's back and behind . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)She did this now , comfortably aware of the mist running down the windows , of the silence outside , of the dark afternoon it was getting_to be . |
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[ verb ] perform as expected when applied
Examples "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in" "Does this old car still run well?" "This old radio doesn't work anymore" Used in print ("Editorials"...)R._H._S._Crossman , M.P. , writing in The_Manchester_Guardian , states that departures from West_Berlin are now running at the rate not of 700 , but of 1700 a week , and applications to leave have risen to 1900 a week . |
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[ verb ] change or be different within limits
Synonyms Examples "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion" "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent" "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals" My students range from very bright to dull" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Styles run the gamut from slender and tapered with elongated toes to a newer squared toe shape . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)His plunder is therefore far higher - running into hundreds of millions . |
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[ verb ] (sport,politics) run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
Synonyms Examples "Who's running for treasurer this year?" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)He will be succeeded by Ivan_Allen_Jr. , who became a candidate in the Sept. 13 primary after Mayor_Hartsfield announced that he would not run for reelection . (The Providence Journal...)LaGuardia 's multi lingual rallies , when he is running for Congress , are well staged , and wind_up in a wild Jewish folk-dance that is really great musical_theater . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of testing something
Examples "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately" "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)One or two practice runs should be sufficient for solo . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)This , however , can only be considered approximate , as the diameter of the pulley was increased by the build-up of tape and the tape was occasionally removed from the pulley during the runs . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)In the liquid phase runs the amount of carbon_tetrachloride in each reaction tube was determined by weighing the tube before opening and weighing the fragments after emptying . (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)At the end of the run , the strips in the third and sixth positions in each chamber were dried , stained for 1 hr , washed and dried , while the other strips were maintained in a horizontal position at 1 ` C . Ultracentrifugation was then carried_out in a Spinco model L ultracentrifuge at 40000 rpm for 125 to 150 min , refrigeration being used throughout the run . |
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[ verb ] cause to be emit recorded sounds
Synonyms Examples : "They ran the tapes over and over again" "Can you play my favorite record?" Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)Although the tape was run for over 1 hr. , a steady state was not reached , and it was concluded that the reason for this was that the back pressure of the manometer was built_up from the material fed from between the blocks and this was available at a very slow rate . |
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[ verb ] move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
Examples "who are these people running around in the building?" "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles" "let the dogs run free" Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)Like the cowboy in Stephen_Crane 's `` Blue_Hotel '' , we run around crying , `` Well , I did n't do anything , did I '' ? (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)Finally , Orville intoned through his hawk_nose , `` We can n't have people running in any time they please , Sergeant '' . `` Running in , running out . `` Running in , running out . Related terms |
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[ verb ] change from one state to another
Examples "run amok" "run rogue", "run riot" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)The influence of Mass was less pervasive than that of the congested , slum tenements among the bawdy_houses , honkytonks , and sawdust_saloons of his birthplace ; he ran wild with the child gangs of the neighbourhood , and went_through the normal pressure-cooker course of thieving , police dodging , and housebreaking . (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)The strains of neutralism are running strong , notably in England , and even in Germany . (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)But of_course the paterollers won n't be of any help , not with everything so upset and that Yankee cavalry outfit they say is running around , God_knows_where '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be operating, running or functioning, as of engines or machines
Examples "The car is still running--turn it off!" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "What You Should Know About Air...)A relatively simple switching arrangement reverses the cycle so_that the machine literally runs backward , and the heat is extracted from outdoor air and turned indoors . (Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)Out at the airport each morning , Fogg 's skilled mechanic Caleb_Marston would have the Waco warmed_up and running in the drafty hangar . (Genevieve Holden, Deadlier Than the Male....)The air conditioner was no_longer running . |
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[ verb ] have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Examples "She tends to be nervous before her lectures" "These dresses run small" "He inclined to corpulence" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)The day will come , in midsummer , when you find your plants becoming `` leggy '' , running to tall-growing foliage at the expense of blossoms . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)His money was tied_up in a Nassau hotel , an Ohio pottery works , and a detergent for window-washing , and luck had been running against him . Related terms be take_kindly_to gravitate suffer inclination leaning inclination |
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[ noun ] (sport) a race run on foot
Examples "she broke the record for the half-mile run" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)George_Kerr , the swift striding Jamaican , set a meet record in the 600 - yard run in the Knights_of_Columbus track_meet tonight , beating Purdue 's Dave_Mills in a hot duel in 1.10.1 . The crowd at the twenty-first annual K._of_C._Games , final indoor meet of the season , got a thrill a_few minutes earlier when a slender , bespectacled woman broke the one week old world_record in the half-mile run . Related terms race steeplechase marathon track_event fun_run obstacle_race race |
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[ verb ] occur persistently
Examples "Musical talent runs in the family" Used in print (The Oregonian, [Portland],...)Attendance continued to run ahead of last year 's during the five-day show , with clear skies helping attract fairgoers . (Time magazine, 77:3...)The deficiency_diseases - scurvy , tropical sprue , pellagra - run rampant . |
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[ verb ] guide or pass over something;
Examples "He ran his eyes over her body" "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine" "He drew her hair through his fingers" Used in print (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)He ran his eye along the roof copings ; almost at_once a figure bulked up . |
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[ verb ] continue to exist
Examples "These stories die hard" "The legend of Elvis endures" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)He ran his string of successful conversions this season to 13 straight before one went astray last Saturday night in the 41 - 8 slaughter of Washington_State . Related terms |
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[ verb ] carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Synonyms Examples "Run the dishwasher" "run a new program on the Mac" "the computer executed the instruction" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Although he never gets to play while the clock is running , he gets a big kick - several every Saturday , in_fact - out of football . (Francis Pollini, Night....)All pricks like Coughlin run it anyway , one way or another . |
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[ verb ] be affected by; be subjected to; as in "run a temperature," "run a risk"
Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)And yet this is exactly the risk we run when we assume , as we too often do , that we can continue to preach the gospel in a form that makes it seem incredible and irrelevant to cultured men . Related terms |
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[ verb ] carry out
Examples "run an errand" Used in print (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)The Bathyrans ran a check on Globocnik and had only to conclude that he was in a tug_of_war with Hans_Frank and the civilian administrators . Related terms |
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[ verb ] include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Synonyms Examples "We ran the ad three times" "This paper carries a restaurant review" "All major networks carried the press conference" Used in print (Rhode Island Development Council. Annual Report 1960....)In_addition to the regular schedule , advertisements were run for maximum impact in special editions of the New_York Times , Boston_Herald , American_Banker , Electronic_News and , for local promotion , the Providence_Sunday_Journal . (Genevieve Holden, Deadlier Than the Male....)We usually run a social note when somebody moves away '' . |
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[ noun ] the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Synonyms Examples "he broke into a run" "his daily run keeps him fit" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)He took one step , two , broke_into a trot and_then into a run . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) Nautical language: sail before the wind
Used in print (Science of Mind, 34:11...)During about three and a half months of the year , in the summer , there are three boats that run from the mainland to the Island carrying passengers , food , and cars ; but the rest of the year only one boat is needed , which ties_up at the mainland nights and makes the trip down to Nantucket in the daytime . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (business) deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Synonyms Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)They were disturbed by his idiotic bravado - as , when his bodyguard , Yankee_Schwartz , complained that he had been snubbed by Dave_Miller , a prize-fight referee , chieftain of a Jewish gang and one of four brothers of tough reputation , who were Hirschey , a gambler politician in loose beer running league with Torrio and O_'_Banion , Frank , a policeman , and Max , the youngest . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an unbroken series of events
Synonyms Examples : "a succession of failures" "had a streak of bad luck" "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Journalism supplies us with an endless run of such slips . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sport,american football) a football play in which a player runs with the ball
Synonyms Examples "the defensive line braced to stop the run" "the coach put great emphasis on running" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Saxton has made only one second-half appearance this season and that was in the Washington_State game , for four plays : he returned the kickoff 30 yards , gained five yards through the line and_then uncorked a 56 - yard touchdown run before retiring to the bench . Related terms football_play rush return draw end_run reverse American_football |
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[ verb ] cause something to pass or lead somewhere
Synonyms Examples "Run the wire behind the cabinet" Used in print (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)Before you use ' em the light company 's got to run in a heavy line and you 'll need a new fuse box for the extra circuits . |
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[ verb ] cover by running; run a certain distance
Examples "She ran 10 miles that day" Used in print ("Sports"...)Both have brilliant speed : Mantle was timed from home_plate ( batting left-handed ) to first_base in 3.1 seconds , faster than any other major_leaguer ; Maris ran the 100 - yard dash in ten seconds in high_school and once won a race against Luis_Aparicio , the swift , base-stealing shortstop of the White_Sox . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (american football) run with the ball; in sports, such as football
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[ verb ] be in the running; compete for a certain position
Examples "Who's running this year?" Related terms |
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[ verb ] set animals loose to graze
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[ verb ] pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Synonyms Examples "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland" "The dogs are running deer" "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
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[ verb ] (transportation) travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
Examples "Run to the store!" "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there" Related terms |
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[ verb ] become undone, as of clothes such as knitted fabrics
Synonyms Examples "the sweater unraveled" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics) a race between candidates for elective office
Synonyms Examples "I managed his campaign for governor" "he is raising money for a Senate run" Related terms race governor's_race senate_campaign whispering_campaign campaign |
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[ noun ] an unbroken chronological sequence
Examples "the play had a long run on Broadway" "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
Examples "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
Examples "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run" Related terms |
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