run

move fast by using one''s feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

• “Don”
• “ll be out of breath”
• “The children ran to the store”

flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run

• “If you see this man, run!”
• “The burglars escaped before the police showed up”

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”
• “;”
• “;”

direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

• “She is running a relief operation in the Sudan”

have a particular form

• “the story or argument runs as follows”
• “as the saying goes...”

move along, of liquids

• “Water flowed into the cave”
• “the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi”

perform as expected when applied

• “The washing machine won”
• “s plugged in”
• “Does this old car still run well?”
• “This old radio doesn”

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”

run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

• “Who”

cause to emit recorded sounds

• “They ran the tapes over and over again”
• “Can you play my favorite record?”

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”

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”

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”

be operating, running or functioning

• “The car is still running--turn it off!”

change from one state to another

• “run amok”
• “run rogue”
• “run riot”

cause to perform

• “run a subject”
• “run a process”

be affected by; be subjected to

• “run a temperature”
• “run a risk”

continue to exist

• “These stories die hard”
• “The legend of Elvis endures”

occur persistently

• “Musical talent runs in the family”

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”

carry out

• “run an errand”

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”

cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• “Run the wire behind the cabinet”

make without a miss

deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

cause an animal to move fast

• “run the dogs”

be diffused

• “These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run”

sail before the wind

cover by running; run a certain distance

• “She ran 10 miles that day”

extend or continue for a certain period of time

• “The film runs 5 hours”

set animals loose to graze

keep company

• “the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring”

run with the ball; in such sports as football

travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

• “Run to the store!”
• “She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there”

travel a route regularly

• “Ships ply the waters near the coast”

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”

compete in a race

• “he is running the Marathon this year”
• “let”

progress by being changed

• “The speech has to go through several more drafts”
• “run through your presentation before the meeting”

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”

come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

• “Her nylons were running”

become undone

• “the sweater unraveled”

a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

• “the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th”
• “their first tally came in the 3rd inning”

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”

a race run on foot

• “she broke the record for the half-mile run”

an unbroken series of events

• “had a streak of bad luck”
• “Nicklaus had a run of birdies”

(American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball

• “the defensive line braced to stop the run”
• “the coach put great emphasis on running”

a regular trip

• “the ship made its run in record time”

the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• “he broke into a run”
• “his daily run keeps him fit”

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”

unrestricted freedom to use

• “he has the run of the house”

the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)

• “a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint”

a small stream

a race between candidates for elective office

• “I managed his campaign for governor”
• “he is raising money for a Senate run”

a row of unravelled stitches

• “she got a run in her stocking”

the pouring forth of a fluid

an unbroken chronological sequence

• “the play had a long run on Broadway”
• “the team enjoyed a brief run of victories”

a short trip

• “take a run into town”