run
adjective
1. In a liquid state; melted or molten.
- Put some run butter on the vegetables.
2. Cast in a mould.
3. Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out").
4. (of a fish) Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
noun
1. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
Similar word(s): tally
Definition categories: act, score
2. the act of testing something
Definition categories: act, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
3. a race run on foot
- she broke the record for the half-mile run
Similar word(s): footrace
Definition categories: event, race
4. an unbroken series of events
- Nicklaus had a run of birdies
Similar word(s): streak
Definition categories: group, succession
5. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the defensive line braced to stop the run
- the coach put great emphasis on running
Similar word(s): running
Definition categories: act
6. a regular trip
- the ship made its run in record time
Definition categories: act, trip
7. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- he broke into a run
- his daily run keeps him fit
Similar word(s): running
Definition categories: act, locomotion, travel
8. the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- the assembly line was on a 12-hour run
Definition categories: time, period
9. unrestricted freedom to use
- he has the run of the house
Definition categories: state, liberty
10. the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint
Definition categories: quantity
11. a small stream
Similar word(s): rill, rivulet, runnel, streamlet
Definition categories: object, stream, watercourse
12. a race between candidates for elective office
- he is raising money for a Senate run
Similar word(s): campaign
Definition categories: event, race
13. a row of unravelled stitches
- she got a run in her stocking
Similar word(s): ladder, ravel
Definition categories: event, damage, harm, impairment
14. the pouring forth of a fluid
Similar word(s): discharge, outpouring
Definition categories: event, flow, flowing
15. an unbroken chronological sequence
- the play had a long run on Broadway
- the team enjoyed a brief run of victories
Definition categories: attribute, sequence, succession, successiveness
16. a short trip
- take a run into town
Definition categories: act, trip
Sentences with run as a noun:
- I just got back from my morning run.
- I need to make a run to the store.
- Let's go for a run in the car.
- The bus on the Cherry Street run is always crowded.
- Which run did you do today?
- a good run; a run of fifty miles
- a run to China
- He set up a rabbit run.
- I’m having a run of bad luck.
- He went to Las Vegas and spent all his money over a three-day run.
- The data got lost, so I'll have to perform another run of the experiment.
- The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.
- a run of must in wine-making
- the first run of sap in a maple orchard
- The military campaign near that creek was known as "The battle of Bull Run".
- The book’s initial press run will be 5,000 copies.
- Yesterday we did a run of 12,000 units.
- The run of the show lasted two weeks, and we sold out every night.
- It is the last week of our French cinema run.
- Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.
- There was a run on Christmas presents.
- He stood out from the usual run of applicants.
- […] one of the greatest runs of all time.
- He can have the run of the house.
- I have a run in my stocking.
- This was my first successful run without losing any health.
verb
1. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- Don't run--you'll be out of breath
Definition categories: motion, hurry, speed, zip
2. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- If you see this man, run!
Similar word(s): bunk, escape, lam, scarper, scat
Definition categories: motion, leave
3. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
Similar word(s): extend, go, lead, pass
Definition categories: stative, be
4. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
Similar word(s): operate
Definition categories: social, direct
5. have a particular form
- the story or argument runs as follows
Similar word(s): go
Definition categories: stative, be
6. move along, of liquids
Similar word(s): course, feed, flow
Definition categories: motion, move
7. perform as expected when applied
- Does this old car still run well?
Similar word(s): function, go, operate, work
Definition categories: contact
8. change or be different within limits
- Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent
Similar word(s): range
Definition categories: stative, be
9. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- Who's running for treasurer this year?
Similar word(s): campaign
Definition categories: competition, race, run
10. cause to emit recorded audio or video
Similar word(s): play
Definition categories: creation
11. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- who are these people running around in the building?
- She runs around telling everyone of her troubles
- let the dogs run free
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
12. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- These dresses run small
Similar word(s): incline, lean, tend
Definition categories: stative, be
13. be operating, running or functioning
- The car is still running--turn it off!
Definition categories: contact, function, go, operate, run, work
14. change from one state to another
- run amok
- run rogue
- run riot
Definition categories: change, become, get, go
15. cause to perform
- run a subject
- run a process
Definition categories: change, process, treat
16. be affected by; be subjected to
- run a temperature
- run a risk
Definition categories: stative, incur
17. continue to exist
Similar word(s): endure, persist, prevail
Definition categories: stative, continue
18. occur persistently
- Musical talent runs in the family
Definition categories: stative, occur
19. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- Run the dishwasher
- run a new program on the Mac
Similar word(s): execute
Definition categories: social, apply, enforce, implement
20. include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Similar word(s): carry
Definition categories: creation, broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, propagate, spread
21. carry out
- run an errand
Definition categories: creation, accomplish, action, execute, fulfil, fulfill
22. pass over, across, or through
Similar word(s): draw, guide, pass
Definition categories: contact
23. cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- Run the wire behind the cabinet
Similar word(s): lead
Definition categories: stative, pass
24. make without a miss
Definition categories: social, succeed, win
25. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Definition categories: possession, merchandise, trade
26. cause an animal to move fast
- run the dogs
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
27. be diffused
- These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
Similar word(s): bleed
Definition categories: motion, diffuse, spread
28. sail before the wind
Definition categories: motion, sail
29. cover by running; run a certain distance
Definition categories: motion, pass
30. extend or continue for a certain period of time
- The film runs 5 hours
Definition categories: stative, endure, last
31. set animals loose to graze
Definition categories: social, free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen
32. keep company
- the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring
Similar word(s): consort
Definition categories: motion, accompany
33. run with the ball; in such sports as football
Definition categories: motion, run
34. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- Run to the store!
- She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
35. travel a route regularly
Similar word(s): ply
Definition categories: motion, jaunt, travel, trip
36. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- The dogs are running deer
Similar word(s): hunt
Definition categories: competition, capture, catch
37. compete in a race
- he is running the Marathon this year
Similar word(s): race
Definition categories: competition, compete, contend, vie
38. progress by being changed
- run through your presentation before the meeting
Definition categories: change
39. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Similar word(s): melt
Definition categories: change, dissolve, resolve
40. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- Her nylons were running
Similar word(s): ladder
Definition categories: change, break, separate
41. become undone
Similar word(s): unravel
Definition categories: change, disintegrate
Sentences with run as a verb:
- Run, Sarah, run!
- The horse ran the length of the track. I have been running all over the building looking for him. Sorry, I've got to run; my house is on fire.
- Every day I run my dog across the field and back. I'll just run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet. Run your fingers through my hair. Can you run these data through the program for me and tell me whether it gives an error?
- The horse will run the Preakness next year. I'm not ready to run a marathon.
- The horse ran a great race. He is running an expensive campaign.
- Whenever things get tough, she cuts and runs. When he's broke, he runs to me for money.
- There's a strange story running around the neighborhood. The flu is running through my daughter's kindergarten.
- The river runs through the forest. There's blood running down your leg.
- Your nose is running. Why is the hose still running? My cup runneth over.
- You'll have to run the water a while before it gets hot. Run the tap until the water gets hot.
- to run bullets
- run a red light or stop sign; run a blockade
- My uncle ran a corner store for forty years. She runs the fundraising. My parents think they run my life.
- I have decided to run for governor of California. We're trying to find somebody to run against him next year.
- He ran his best horse in the Derby. The Green Party is running twenty candidates in this election.
- to run through life; to run in a circle
- The story will run on the 6-o'clock news. The latest Robin Williams movie is running at the Silver City theatre. Her picture ran on the front page of the newspaper.
- run a story; run an ad
- Could you run me over to the store? Please run this report upstairs to director's office.
- to run guns; to run rum
- Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.
- The border runs for 3000 miles. The leash runs along a wire. The grain of the wood runs to the right on this table. It ran in quality from excellent to substandard.
- The sale will run for ten days. The contract runs through 2008. The meeting ran late. The book runs 655 pages. The speech runs as follows: …
- I need to run this wire along the wall.
- My car stopped running. That computer runs twenty-four hours a day. Buses don't run here on Sunday.
- It's full. You can run the dishwasher now. Don't run the engine so fast.
- They ran twenty blood tests on me and they still don't know what's wrong. Our coach had us running plays for the whole practice. I will run the sample. Don't run that software unless you have permission. My computer is too old to run the new OS.
- to run from one subject to another
- Our supplies are running low. They frequently overspent and soon ran into debt.
- Buying a new laptop will run you a thousand dollars. Laptops run about a thousand dollars apiece.
- My stocking is running.
- to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into one's foot
- to run a line
- to run the risk of losing one's life
- Every three or four hands he would run the table.
- Boys and girls run up rapidly.
- Certain covenants run with the land.