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- pronunciation:
- ruhn
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- in the long run, run across, run down, run low, run out
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
runs, running, ran, run |
| definition 1: |
to make oneself go forward by moving the legs very quickly.
I had to run to catch up with her.
- similar words:
- bolt, bound, dart, dash, fly, jog, race, scamper, scoot, scurry, sprint, tear, trot
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| definition 2: |
to move quickly; make a fast trip.
Please run over to the barn and grab my toolbox.- synonyms:
- dash, hustle, pop
- similar words:
- course, flit, fly, hurry, race, rush
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| definition 3: |
to escape by moving away quickly.
If you don't keep the dog on his leash, he will run away.- synonyms:
- bolt, escape, flee, retreat
- similar words:
- fly, skip, split
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| definition 4: |
to seek office in an election.
She ran for mayor three times.- similar words:
- campaign, compete
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| definition 5: |
to work or operate.
This machine runs well.- synonyms:
- function, operate, work
- similar words:
- act, behave, go, handle, manage, perform
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| definition 6: |
to flow or spread.
The river runs fast.Paint is running down the wall.- synonyms:
- flow, stream
- similar words:
- course, discharge, empty, gush, issue, move, pour, rush, seep, spill, spread, surge
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| definition 7: |
to move between places on a schedule.
The bus to town runs every two hours.- similar words:
- go, travel
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| definition 8: |
to continue through time or space.
The movie ran for a week.This road runs for thirty miles.- synonyms:
- stay
- similar words:
- continue, extend, go, remain
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| definition 9: |
to have stitches break.
Her stocking ran.- similar words:
- tear, unravel
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| definition 10: |
to move quickly over or along.
He ran three miles.- similar words:
- race, sprint
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| definition 11: |
to cause to run.
Cowboys who run cattle work hard.- synonyms:
- drive, herd
- similar words:
- chase, shepherd, tend
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| definition 12: |
to perform in by running.
She ran the race well.- similar words:
- compete in, do, race
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| definition 13: |
to operate.
He ran the pump to clear the basement of water.- synonyms:
- drive, operate
- similar words:
- propel, use, work
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| definition 14: |
to manage or keep in operation.
My grandfather ran a shoe business.- synonyms:
- head, manage, operate, own
- similar words:
- administer, direct, handle, hold, supervise
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| definition 15: |
to print in a publication for advertising.
We ran an ad to sell our boat.- synonyms:
- issue, print, publish
- similar words:
- circulate, produce
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| definition 16: |
to go quickly past or through.
It is against the law to run a stop sign.- similar words:
- speed through
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| definition 17: |
to put oneself in a particular place or condition.
She ran the risk of falling by skiing so fast.- similar words:
- assume, encounter, meet, take
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| definition 18: |
to push with force against, off, or into something.
They ran me off the road.- similar words:
- bump, drive, edge, force, push
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| related words: |
break, carry, circulate, exercise, idle, manage, move, scramble, smear, speed, zip |
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| phrase: |
run across, run down |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of running.
He takes a long run every morning. |
| definition 2: |
a pace faster than a walk.
He circled the building at a run. |
| definition 3: |
a contest of running; race.
I finished the run in fifteen minutes.- synonyms:
- race
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| definition 4: |
a quick trip.
Brian made a run to the store for milk and bread.- synonyms:
- trip
- similar words:
- errand
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| definition 5: |
the distance covered in a period of running.
I made a run of three miles this morning. |
| definition 6: |
freedom to move about in or use.
He has the run of the house. |
| definition 7: |
a period of time during which something continues to happen or the length of a single series of things.
He had a long run of good luck.That run of railroad track is fifteen miles long.- synonyms:
- stretch
- similar words:
- flow
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| definition 8: |
a single period of production in printing.
His first novel had a run of ten thousand copies. |
| definition 9: |
an enclosed outdoor space for animals.
They built a run for the dog behind the garage.- synonyms:
- pen
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| definition 10: |
a place where stitches have broken in a stocking or other knitted article.
My stocking got a run when I fell. |
| definition 11: |
a score in baseball or softball.
The home team scored three runs in the last inning. |
| definition 12: |
an effort to win office in an election.
Lots of people helped him in his run for mayor. |
| related words: |
batch, break, competition, contest, course, dash, drive, length, line, passage, train, use |
| phrase: |
in the long run, run low, run out |
Word Builder: run +
- runner1:
a person who runs.
- runner2:
a long, narrow covering for a floor or table.
- runner3:
the long, thin metal piece on which a sled slides.
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