run (
http://definr.com/run)
n 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" or "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn:
tally]
2: the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials
the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called
each flip of the coin a new trial" [syn:
test,
trial]
3: a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile
run" [syn:
footrace,
foot race]
4: an unbroken series of events: "a succession of failures";
"had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of
birdies" [syn:
streak]
5: a football play in which a player runs with the ball; "the
defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put
great emphasis on running" [syn:
running,
running play,
running game]
6: a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"
7: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he
broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn:
running]
8: a small stream [syn:
rivulet,
rill,
runnel,
streamlet]
9: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her
stocking" [syn:
ladder,
ravel]
10: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn:
discharge,
outpouring]
11: a short trip; "take a run into town"
v 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";
"The children ran to the store"
2: escape or flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you
see this man, run!" [syn:
scarper,
turn tail,
lam, {run
away},
bunk,
break away]
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"; "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" [syn:
go,
pass,
lead,
extend]
4: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is
running a relief operation in the Sudan" [syn:
operate]
5: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs....",
"as the saying goes..." [syn:
go]
6: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave" [syn:
flow,
course]
7: 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" [syn:
function,
work,
operate,
go] [ant:
malfunction]
8: 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" [syn:
range]
9: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's
running for treasurer this year?" [syn:
campaign]
10: cause to be emit recorded sounds: "They ran the tapes over
and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" [syn:
play]
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"
12: 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"
[syn:
tend,
be given,
lean,
incline]
13: execute a program or process, as on a computer or a machine;
"Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"
14: be operating, running or functioning, as of engines or
machines; "The car is still running--turn it off!" [ant:
idle]
15: change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue",
"run riot"
16: cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process"
17: be affected by; be subjected to; as in "run a temperature,"
"run a risk"
18: continue to exist; "These stories die hard" [syn:
prevail,
persist,
die hard,
endure]
19: occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family"
20: 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" [syn:
carry]
21: carry out; "run an errand"
22: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her
body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine";
"He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn:
guide,
draw,
pass]
23: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire
behind the cabinet" [syn:
lead]
24: make without a miss; in sports or games
25: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor [syn: {black
market}]
26: cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs"
27: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to
run" [syn:
bleed]
28: Nautical language: sail before the wind
29: cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles
that day"
30: extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film
runs 5 hours" [syn:
run for]
31: set animals loose to graze
32: keep company; of male animals [syn:
consort]
33: run with the ball; in sports, such as football
34: travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the
store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a
lover there"
35: travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the
coast" [syn:
ply]
36: 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" [syn:
hunt, {hunt
down},
track down]
37: compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year";
"let's race and see who gets there first" [syn:
race]
38: progress by being changed: "The speech has to go through
several more drafts"; "run through your presentation
before the meeting" [syn:
move,
go]
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" [syn:
melt, {melt
down}]
40: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging, of stockings;
"Her nylons were running" [syn:
ladder]
41: become undone, as of clothes such as knitted fabrics; "the
sweater unraveled" [syn:
unravel]