Run (Verb)
Meaning 1
Keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 6
Change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 7
Cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 8
Set animals loose to graze.
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 9
Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 10
Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 11
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 12
Perform as expected when applied; "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".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 13
Travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 14
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 15
Extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The concert runs three hours, including intermission.
- The sale will run until the end of the month.
- The play runs two and a half hours with one 15-minute interval.
- The new television show will initially run eight episodes.
- The festival runs for five days at the end of summer.
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Meaning 16
Have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes...".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 17
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".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 18
Become undone; "the sweater unraveled".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 19
Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor.
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 20
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"; "The children ran to the store".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- She had to run to catch the bus on time.
- The kids started to run around the playground, laughing and playing.
- The police officer shouted for the suspect to stop and not to run away.
- After warming up, he started to run around the track a few times.
- During the high school track meet, the students were instructed to run in the designated lanes.
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Meaning 21
Cause to emit recorded audio or video; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 22
Continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 23
Run with the ball; in such sports as football.
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 24
Compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 25
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"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 26
Cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The fire fighters created a wall of water to run the flames between the houses and the nearby forest.
- She runs 20 miles every Sunday morning without fail.
- The Olympic athlete trained to run the 400-meter dash in under 50 seconds.
- In just one month, he was able to run an entire marathon after months of rigorous training.
- The marathoner successfully ran 26 miles of the difficult mountain terrain in just 4 hours.
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Meaning 27
Carry out; "run an errand".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 28
Make without a miss.
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 29
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 30
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The child began to run when the dog started chasing him.
- As the thieves grabbed the money, they decided to cut and run before they were caught.
- If you see the bear approaching, run as fast as you can to the nearest cabin.
- When the alarm sounded, the intruders took to their heels and ran out the door.
- The company was losing money and decided to run by liquidating its assets.
Synonyms
- Run Away
- Take To The Woods
- Lam
- Bunk
- Scat
- Fly The Coop
- Hightail It
- Escape
- Head For The Hills
- Scarper
- Turn Tail
- Break Away
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Meaning 32
Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 33
Occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Good luck seems to run in the Smith family as they win the lottery for the third time.
- A talent for writing runs in her family, with her parents and grandparents all being published authors.
- Dyslexia is known to run in families with a history of the condition.
- A passion for art runs in the family with many of them owning galleries and museums.
- A love of music runs in the Jackson family, with many of them becoming professional musicians.
Meaning 34
Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- He successfully ran the marketing campaign which resulted in increased sales.
- She will be running the new restaurant downtown when it opens next month.
- He is running the IT department for his company's London branch.
- She is running a small business from her garage, creating handmade jewelry.
- He has been running a summer camp for underprivileged kids for five years now.
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Meaning 35
Cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 36
Be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 37
Be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 38
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 39
Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 40
Change or be different within limits; "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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 41
Move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.