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
2: take to one's heels; cut and 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; of machinery, projects, businesses, etc.
[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: function properly; "The washing machine won't go unless it's
plugged in" [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 or stand for office [syn: {campaign}]
10: cause to be played: "They ran the tapes over and over again"
[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"
12: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be
inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"
[syn: {tend}, {lean}, {incline}]
13: be running or functioning, as of engines or machines; "Is
the computer running?" [ant: {idle}]
14: change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue",
"run riot"
15: cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process"
16: be affected by; be subjected to; as in "run a temperature,"
"run a risk"
17: cease to exist after resistance or a struggle; "These
stories die hard" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard},
{endure}]
18: occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family"
19: execute a program or process, as on a computer or a machine;
"Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"
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
naked body." "She ran her fingers along the carved
figurine." [syn: {guide}, {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
27: be diffused; of dyes and colors [syn: {bleed}]
28: 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 football
34: travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the
coast" [syn: {ply}]
35: physical or metaphorical, as in "She rammed her mind into
focus" [syn: {force}, {drive}, {ram}]
36: hunt wild animals; "Goering often hunted wild boars in
Poland" [syn: {hunt}, {hunt down}, {track down}]
37: compete in a race, as in athletics [syn: {race}]
38: be in the running; compete for a certain position; "Who's
running this year?"
39: progress by being changed: "The speech has to go through
several more drafts"; "run through your presentation
before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {go}]
40: reduce from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
"melt butter"; "melt down gold" [syn: {melt}, {melt down}]
41: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging, of stockings;
"Her nylons were running" [syn: {ladder}]
42: become undone, as of clothes such as knitted fabrics; "the
sweater unraveled" [syn: {unravel}]