1
as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk
we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus
2
as in to flee
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
3
as in to lead
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction
the road runs along the river for a while
4
as in to vary
to occur within a continuous range of variation
the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month
5
as in to flow
to move in a stream
water running down the window
6
as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
run and get the nurse
7
as in to tend
to show a liking or proneness (for something)
unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness
8
as in to drive
to urge, push, or force onward
they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly
9
as in to operate
to control the mechanical operation of
I know how to run that machine
10
as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality
the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children
11
as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
her makeup started to run when she got in the pool
12
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
learning to run the family business
13
as in to activate
to cause to function
in olden days mills were run by flowing water
14
as in to cost
to have a price of
that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars
15
as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
he's been running with a bad crowd lately
16
as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt
1
as in tendency
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
the company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market
2
as in brook
chiefly Midland
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
a run full of catfish
3
as in duration
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
as in authorization
the right to act or move freely
gave the dogs the run of the place
5
as in trots
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
as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I could run over right now if that's good for you
as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled
let's run over this dance number one more time
past tense of run
1
as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus
2
as in retreated
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
3
as in went
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction
the road runs along the river for a while
4
as in ranged
to occur within a continuous range of variation
the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month
5
as in flowed
to move in a stream
water running down the window
6
as in travelled
to proceed or move quickly
run and get the nurse
7
as in tended
to show a liking or proneness (for something)
unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness
8
as in drove
to urge, push, or force onward
they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly
9
as in handled
to control the mechanical operation of
I know how to run that machine
10
as in turned
to eventually have as a state or quality
the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children
11
as in melted
to go from a solid to a liquid state
her makeup started to run when she got in the pool
12
as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
learning to run the family business
13
as in powered
to cause to function
in olden days mills were run by flowing water
14
as in cost
to have a price of
that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars
15
as in traveled
to come or be together as friends
he's been running with a bad crowd lately
16
as in chased
to go after or on the track of
if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt
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