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runs
verb(run)perform as expected when applied
Examples:
Does this old car still run well?.
runs
noun(run)a row of unravelled stitches
Examples:
She got a run in her stocking.
runs
noun(run)a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
Synonyms: tally,
Examples:
The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th.
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verb(run)run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
Synonyms: campaign,
Examples:
Who's running for treasurer this year?.
runs
verb(run)come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Synonyms: ladder,
Examples:
Her nylons were running.
runs
verb(run)direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
Synonyms: operate,
Examples:
She is running a relief operation in the Sudan.
runs
verb(run)extend or continue for a certain period of time
Synonyms: run for,
Examples:
The film runs 5 hours.
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noun(run)a race between candidates for elective office
Synonyms: campaign, political campaign,
Examples:
He is raising money for a Senate run.
runs
verb(run)carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Synonyms: execute,
Examples:
Run a new program on the Mac.
runs
verb(run)flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Synonyms: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail,
Examples:
If you see this man, run!.
runs
verb(run)have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Examples:
These dresses run small.
runs
verb(run)stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Examples:
Service runs all the way to Cranbury.
runs
noun(run)the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Synonyms: running,
Examples:
He broke into a run.
His daily run keeps him fit.
His daily run keeps him fit.
runs
verb(run)keep company
Synonyms: consort,
Examples:
The heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring.
runs
verb(run)change or be different within limits
Synonyms: range,
Examples:
Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent.
runs
verb(run)deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Synonyms: black market,
runs
noun(run)a race run on foot
Synonyms: foot race, footrace,
Examples:
She broke the record for the half-mile run.
runs
verb(run)reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Synonyms: melt, melt down,
runs
noun(run)(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Synonyms: running, running game, running play,
Examples:
The defensive line braced to stop the run.
The coach put great emphasis on running.
The coach put great emphasis on running.
runs
verb(run)progress by being changed
Examples:
Run through your presentation before the meeting.
runs
verb(run)pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Synonyms: hunt, hunt down, track down,
Examples:
The dogs are running deer.
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noun(run)an unbroken chronological sequence
Examples:
The play had a long run on Broadway.
The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.
The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.
runs
noun(run)a regular trip
Examples:
The ship made its run in record time.
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noun(run)a short trip
Examples:
Take a run into town.
runs
verb(run)be affected by; be subjected to
Examples:
Run a temperature.
Run a risk.
Run a risk.
runs
verb(run)be operating, running or functioning
Antonyms: idle,
Examples:
The car is still running--turn it off!.
runs
verb(run)carry out
Examples:
Run an errand.
runs
verb(run)cause an animal to move fast
Examples:
Run the dogs.
runs
verb(run)cause to perform
Examples:
Run a subject.
Run a process.
Run a process.
runs
verb(run)change from one state to another
Examples:
Run amok.
Run rogue.
Run riot.
Run rogue.
Run riot.
runs
verb(run)cover by running; run a certain distance
runs
verb(run)make without a miss
runs
verb(run)move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
Examples:
Who are these people running around in the building?.
She runs around telling everyone of her troubles.
Let the dogs run free.
She runs around telling everyone of her troubles.
Let the dogs run free.
runs
verb(run)move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Examples:
Don't run--you'll be out of breath.
runs
verb(run)occur persistently
Examples:
Musical talent runs in the family.
runs
verb(run)run with the ball; in such sports as football
runs
verb(run)sail before the wind
runs
verb(run)set animals loose to graze
runs
noun(run)the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
Examples:
The assembly line was on a 12-hour run.
runs
noun(run)the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
Examples:
A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint.
runs
verb(run)travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
Examples:
She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there.
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noun(run)unrestricted freedom to use
Examples:
He has the run of the house.