run
noun 1
a prevailing or general movement or inclination <the company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market> Related Words curve,
downside,
shift,
swing,
turn,
turnabout,
upside;
custom,
habit,
propensity,
tenor,
way;
countercurrent,
countertrend;
undercurrent,
undertow 2
chiefly Midland a natural body of running water smaller than a river <a run full of catfish> Synonyms beck [British],
bourn (
or bourne),
brook,
brooklet,
burn [British],
gill [British],
rill,
rivulet,
run [chiefly Midland],
runlet,
runnel,
streamlet Related Words arroyo,
billabong [Australian],
fresh,
freshet,
runoff;
bayou,
coulee,
slough (
also slew or slue),
stream,
wash;
canal,
channel,
cut,
cutoff,
gut,
kill,
millrace,
millstream,
race,
watercourse,
waterway;
affluent,
branch,
confluent,
distributary,
influent,
tributary 3
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress <the actor has been assigned the part for the run of the show> 4
the right to act or move freely <gave the dogs the run of the place> Related Words authority,
clutch,
command,
control,
dominion,
grip,
hold,
mandate,
mastery,
power,
sway;
range,
room,
space;
blank check,
carte blanche 5
runs pl abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools <with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs> 
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