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Definition of the run of

: the freedom to go anywhere or do anything one wants in (a place)

With his parents gone, he had the run of the house.

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: to go faster than a walk
: to move at a fast gallop
: flee, retreat, escape

: an act or the action of running : continued rapid movement
: a quickened gallop
: a migration of fish (as up or down a river) especially to spawn

: being in a melted state
: made from molten material : cast in a mold
: having made a migration or spawning run

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