running
adj 1: moving quickly on foot; "heard running footsteps behind
him"; "scampering children" [syn: {running(a)}, {scampering(a)}]
2: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "a mountain
stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running
water" [syn: {running(a)}] [ant: {standing(a)}]
3: continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke
among us" [syn: {running(a)}]
4: (football) of advancing the ball by running; "the team's
running plays worked better than its pass plays" [syn: {running(a)}]
[ant: {passing(a)}]
5: executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked
better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running
start" [syn: {running(a)}] [ant: {standing(a)}]
6: running away from (or as if from) danger; "the fleeing
survivors" [syn: {fleeing(a)}, {running(a)}]
7: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn:
{linear}, {running(a)}]
8: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in
running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
[syn: {running(a)}, {operative}, {functional}, {working(a)}]
n 1: 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: {run}, {running play},
{running game}]
2: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he
broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: {run}]
3: the state of being in operation; "the engine is running
smoothly"
4: the act of administering or being in charge of something;
"he has responsibility for the running of two companies at
the same time"
5: the act of participating in an athletic competition
involving running on a track [syn: {track}]