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run

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1 a prevailing or general movement or inclination

the company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market

Synonyms of run

current, direction, drift, leaning, tendency, tide, trend, wind

Words Related to run

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 of run

beck [British], bourn (or bourne), brook, brooklet, burn [British], creek, gill [British], rill, rivulet, runlet, runnel, streamlet

Words Related to run

arroyo, billabong [Australian], fresh, freshet, runoff

bayou, coulee, slough (also slew), 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

Synonyms of run

continuance, date, duration, life, life span, lifetime, standing, time

Words Related to run

spell, stretch

span, tenure, term

hitch, tour, turn

half-life

age, longevity

4 the right to act or move freely

gave the dogs the run of the place

Synonyms of run

authorization, free hand, freedom, latitude, license (or licence)

Words Related to run

authority, clutch, command, control, dominion, grip, hold, mandate, mastery, power, sway

range, room, space

blank check, carte blanche

5 runs plural abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools

with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs

Synonyms of run

Delhi belly, diarrhea, flux, Montezuma's revenge, trots, turista

Words Related to run

dysentery, shigellosis

scour(s)

run

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of run

1 to go at a pace faster than a walk

we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus

Synonyms of run

dash, gallop, jog, scamper, sprint, trip, trot

Words Related to run

bound, canter, leap, lope, shag, skip, spring

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, course, foot (it), hare, hasten, hie, hoof (it), hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, leg (it), pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, rush, rustle, shoot, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

nip, patter, scoot, scurry, scuttle, step (along)

Near Antonyms of run

amble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, stroll

crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

lumber, plod, trudge

hobble, limp

2 to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise

Synonyms of run

bolt, break, bug out, flee, fly, hightail (it), retreat, run away, run off, skedaddle

Words Related to run

abscond, clear out, decamp, elope, escape, get (away), get out, lam, light out, make off, mizzle [chiefly British], scarper [British], scat, scram, skip (out), skirr

Phrases Synonymous with run

beat a retreat, beat it, make tracks, turn tail

Near Antonyms of run

beard, brave, confront, dare, defy, face

abide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry

3 to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

the road runs along the river for a while

Synonyms of run

bear, extend, go, head, lead, lie

Words Related to run

cross, cut, pass

course, follow, span, traverse

4 to occur within a continuous range of variation

the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month

Synonyms of run

go, range, vary

Words Related to run

alternate, fluctuate, move, shift

change, mutate

extend, reach, stretch, sweep

5 to move in a stream

water running down the window

Synonyms of run

flow, pour, roll, stream

Words Related to run

arise, disembogue, effuse, emanate, issue, spring

course, race, rush

fountain, gush, spout, spurt

deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overrun, swamp

cascade, dribble, drip, gutter, riffle, ripple, sheet, trickle

flush, wash out

Near Antonyms of run

clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, harden, set

Antonyms of run

back up

6 to proceed or move quickly

run and get the nurse

Synonyms of run

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

Words Related to run

beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

arrow, beeline

Phrases Synonymous with run

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it

Near Antonyms of run

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms of run

crawl, creep, poke

7 to show a liking or proneness (for something)

unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness

Synonyms of run

incline, lean, tend, trend

Words Related to run

go, gravitate

indicate, point, suggest

Near Antonyms of run

avoid, shun, shy (from or away from)

8 to urge, push, or force onward

they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly

Synonyms of run

drive, herd, punch

Words Related to run

shepherd

wrangle

egg, exhort, flog, goad, hound, press, prick, prod, prompt, scourge, spur, whip

9 to control the mechanical operation of

I know how to run that machine

Synonyms of run

handle, operate, work

Words Related to run

use

maneuver, manipulate, ply, wield

command, control, direct, drive, guide, pilot, steer

10 to eventually have as a state or quality

the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children

Synonyms of run

become, come, get, go, grow, turn, wax

Words Related to run

alter, change, metamorphose, modify, mutate, transfigure, transform, transmute

Near Antonyms of run

abide, be, continue, linger, remain, stay

11 to go from a solid to a liquid state

her makeup started to run when she got in the pool

Synonyms of run

deliquesce, flux, fuse, liquefy (also liquify), melt, thaw

Words Related to run

found, gutter, smelt, try

dissolve, render

soften, thin

Near Antonyms of run

clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, jell, jelly, thicken

Antonyms of run

harden, set, solidify

12 to look after and make decisions about

learning to run the family business

Synonyms of run

administer, administrate, carry on, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, keep, manage, operate, overlook, oversee, preside (over), regulate, steward, superintend, supervise, tend

Words Related to run

care (for), mind, watch

lead, pilot, steer

guard, protect, safeguard

micromanage, stage-manage

codirect, comanage

Phrases Synonymous with run

watch over

13 to cause to function

in olden days mills were run by flowing water

Synonyms of run

activate, actuate, crank (up), drive, move, set off, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on

Words Related to run

kick over, turn over

charge, electrify, energize, fire, fuel, generate, power, push

discharge, launch, release, switch, trip

reactivate, recharge

arouse, excite, jump-start, kick-start, stimulate, vitalize

ignite, incite, instigate, provoke, quicken, stir up

accelerate, catalyze, speed (up), step up

Near Antonyms of run

arrest, brake, check, cut off, draw up, halt, jam, stall, stick, stop

decelerate, repress, slow, stunt, suppress

Antonyms of run

cut, cut out, deactivate, kill, shut off, turn off

14 to have a price of

that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars

Synonyms of run

bring, cost, fetch, go (for), sell (for)

Words Related to run

list (for)

amount (to), come (to), total

command, exact

ask, demand

15 to come or be together as friends

he's been running with a bad crowd lately

Synonyms of run

associate, chum, company, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), hobnob, hook up, mess around, pal (around), sort, travel

Words Related to run

affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, collude, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, get on, group, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wed

befriend, friend

Phrases Synonymous with run

be friends with, fall in with, keep company (with), rub elbows (with) or rub shoulders (with) , take up with

Near Antonyms of run

avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snub

alienate, estrange

break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder

16 to go after or on the track of

if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt

Synonyms of run

bird-dog, chase, course, dog, follow, hound, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trail

Words Related to run

accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), escort

hunt, search (for), seek

eye, observe, watch

Phrases Synonymous with run

run after

Near Antonyms of run

head

Antonyms of run

guide, lead, pilot

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