What is the meaning of the word "run"?
Definitions:
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(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team noun
- the defensive line braced to stop the run
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a race run on foot noun
- I broke the record for the halfmile run.
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a regular trip noun
- the ship made its run in record time
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a row of unravelled stitches noun
- I got a run in my stocking.
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a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely noun
- the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
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a short trip noun
- take a run into town
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an unbroken chronological sequence noun
- the play had a long run on Broadway
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be diffused verb
- These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
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be operating, running or functioning verb
- The car is still runningturn it off!
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carry out verb
- run an errand
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cause an animal to move fast verb
- run the dogs
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cause to perform verb
- run a subject
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change from one state to another verb
- run amok
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come unraveled or undone as if by snagging verb
- My nylons were running.
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compete in a race verb
- I am running a marathon this year.
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cover by running verb
- run a certain distance
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extend or continue for a certain period of time verb
- The film runs 5 hours
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have a particular form verb
- the story or argument runs as follows
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keep company verb
- the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring
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move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way verb
- who are these people running around in the building?
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move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time verb
- Don't runyou'll be out of breath
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occur persistently verb
- Musical talent runs in the family
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run, stand, or compete for an office or a position verb
- Who's running for treasurer this year?
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope verb
- run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
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the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation noun
- the assembly line was on a 12hour run
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the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) noun
- a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint
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unrestricted freedom to use noun
- The rabbits have the run of the house.
Synonyms:
- be given
- black market
- bleed
- campaign
- carry
- consort
- course
- die hard
- discharge
- endure
- escape
- execute
- feed
- flow
- foot race
- footrace
- function
- go
- hunt
- hunt down
- incline
- ladder
- lead
- lean
- melt
- melt down
- move
- operate
- pass
- persist
- play
- ply
- political campaign
- prevail
- race
- range
- ravel
- rill
- rivulet
- run for
- runnel
- running
- running game
- running play
- streak
- streamlet
- take
- tally
- tend
- test
- track down
- trial
- unravel
- work