English to English
run
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adjective (a)
- Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely(noun.act)Example:
The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th.
source: wordnet30 - an unbroken series of events(noun.group)Example:
Nicklaus had a run of birdies.
source: wordnet30 - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team(noun.act)Example:
The defensive line braced to stop the run.
The coach put great emphasis on running.
source: wordnet30 - a regular trip(noun.act)Example:
The ship made its run in record time.
source: wordnet30 - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace(noun.act)Example:
He broke into a run.
His daily run keeps him fit.
source: wordnet30 - 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.
source: wordnet30 - unrestricted freedom to use(noun.state)Example:
He has the run of the house.
source: wordnet30 - 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.
source: wordnet30 - a race between candidates for elective office(noun.event)Example:
He is raising money for a Senate run.
source: wordnet30 - an unbroken chronological sequence(noun.attribute)Example:
The play had a long run on Broadway.
The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.
source: wordnet30 - a short trip(noun.act)Example:
Take a run into town.
source: wordnet30 - The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run.(noun)source: webster1913
- A number of cards of the same suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.(noun)source: webster1913
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.
source: wordnet30 - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run(verb.motion)Example:
If you see this man, run!.
Synonym:
break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tailsource: wordnet30 - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.(verb.social)Example:
She is running a relief operation in the Sudan.
source: wordnet30 - have a particular form(verb.stative)Example:
The story or argument runs as follows.
source: wordnet30 - perform as expected when applied(verb.contact)Example:
Does this old car still run well?.
source: wordnet30 - change or be different within limits(verb.stative)Example:
Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent.
source: wordnet30 - run, stand, or compete for an office or a position(verb.competition)Example:
Who's running for treasurer this year?.
source: wordnet30 - 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.
source: wordnet30 - change from one state to another(verb.change)Example:
Run amok.
Run rogue.
Run riot.
source: wordnet30 - cause to perform(verb.change)Example:
Run a subject.
Run a process.
source: wordnet30 - be affected by; be subjected to(verb.stative)Example:
Run a temperature.
Run a risk.
source: wordnet30 - occur persistently(verb.stative)Example:
Musical talent runs in the family.
source: wordnet30 - carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine(verb.social)Example:
Run the dishwasher.
Run a new program on the Mac.
source: wordnet30 - cause something to pass or lead somewhere(verb.stative)Example:
Run the wire behind the cabinet.
source: wordnet30 - make without a miss(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- cause an animal to move fast(verb.motion)Example:
Run the dogs.
source: wordnet30 - be diffused(verb.motion)Example:
These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run.
source: wordnet30 - sail before the wind(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- cover by running; run a certain distance(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- extend or continue for a certain period of time(verb.stative)Example:
The film runs 5 hours.
source: wordnet30 - set animals loose to graze(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- keep company(verb.motion)Example:
The heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring.
source: wordnet30 - run with the ball; in such sports as football(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means(verb.motion)Example:
Run to the store!.
She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there.
source: wordnet30 - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)(verb.competition)Example:
The dogs are running deer.
source: wordnet30 - compete in a race(verb.competition)Example:
He is running the Marathon this year.
source: wordnet30 - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging(verb.change)Example:
Her nylons were running.
source: wordnet30 - 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