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Run
verb (past ran; past part. run; pres. part. running) 1.Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time. "The children ran to the store" 2.Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. Synonyms: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" 3.Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Synonyms: extend, go, lead, pass. "His knowledge doesn't go very far" , "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life" , "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" 4.Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.. Synonym: operate. 5.Have a particular form. Synonym: go. "As the saying goes..." 6.Move along, of liquids. Synonyms: course, feed, flow. "The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" 7.Perform as expected when applied. Synonyms: function, go, operate, work. "Does this old car still run well?" , "This old radio doesn't work anymore" Antonym: malfunction. 8.Change or be different within limits. Synonym: range. "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent" , "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals" , "My students range from very bright to dull" 9.Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position. Synonym: campaign. 10.Cause to emit recorded audio or video. Synonym: play. "I'll play you my favorite record" , "He never tires of playing that video" 11.Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way. "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles" , "Let the dogs run free" 12.Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. Synonyms: be given, incline, lean, tend. "These dresses run small" , "He inclined to corpulence" 13.Be operating, running or functioning. Antonym: idle. 14.Change from one state to another. "Run rogue" , "Run riot" 15.Cause to perform. "Run a process" 16.Be affected by; be subjected to. "Run a risk" 19.Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine. Synonym: execute. "Run a new program on the Mac" , "The computer executed the instruction" 20.Include as the content; broadcast or publicize. Synonym: carry. "This paper carries a restaurant review" , "All major networks carried the press conference" 22.Pass over, across, or through. Synonyms: draw, guide, pass. "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine" , "He drew her hair through his fingers" 23.Cause something to pass or lead somewhere. Synonym: lead. 25.Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor. Synonym: black market. 26.Cause an animal to move fast. 27.Be diffused. Synonym: bleed. 29.Cover by running; run a certain distance. 30.Extend or continue for a certain period of time. Synonym: run for. 31.Set animals loose to graze. 33.Run with the ball; in such sports as football. 34.Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means. "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there" 35.Travel a route regularly. Synonym: ply. 36.Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals). Synonyms: hunt, hunt down, track down. "The dogs are running deer" , "The Duke hunted in these woods" 37.Compete in a race. Synonym: race. "Let's race and see who gets there first" 38.Progress by being changed. Synonyms: go, move. "Run through your presentation before the meeting" 39.Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating. Synonyms: melt, melt down. "Melt down gold" , "The wax melted in the sun" 40.Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging. Synonym: ladder. noun 1.A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely. Synonym: tally. "Their first tally came in the 3rd inning" 2.The act of testing something. Synonyms: test, trial. "He called each flip of the coin a new trial" 4.An unbroken series of events. Synonym: streak. "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" 5.(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team. Synonyms: running, running game, running play. "The coach put great emphasis on running" 7.The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace. Synonym: running. "His daily run keeps him fit" 8.The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation. 9.Unrestricted freedom to use. 10.The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.). 15.An unbroken chronological sequence. "The team enjoyed a brief run of victories"
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