Definition of Run

Verb: run (ran,run,running) rÃºn

Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
"Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!";
- scat, scarper, turn tail, lam [N. Amer], run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away, leg it [Brit]
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
"Service runs all the way to Cranbury";
- go, pass, lead, extend
Direct or control (projects, businesses, etc.)
"She is running a relief operation in the Sudan";
- operate
Have a particular form
"the story or argument runs as follows";
- go
Move along, of liquids
"Water ran into the cave";
- flow, feed, course
Perform as expected when applied
"Does this old car still run well?";
- function, work, operate, go
Change or be different within limits
"Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent";
- range
Stand or compete for an office or a position
"Who's running for treasurer this year?";
- campaign
Cause to emit recorded audio or video
"They ran the tapes over and over again";
- play
Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
"who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
"These dresses run small";
- tend, be given, lean, incline
Be operating, running or functioning
"The car is still running--turn it off!"
Change from one state to another
"run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"
Cause to perform
"run a subject"; "run a process"
Be affected by; be subjected to
"run a temperature"; "run a risk"
Continue to exist
"These stories run";
- prevail, persist, die hard, endure
Occur persistently
"Musical talent runs in the family"
Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
"Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac";
- execute
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize
"We ran the ad three times";
- carry
Carry out
"run an errand"
Pass over, across, or through
"He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine";
- guide, draw, pass
Cause something to lie along a particular path
"Run the wire behind the cabinet";
- lead
(sport) make without a miss
(crime) deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- black market
Cause an animal to move fast
"run the dogs"
Be diffused
"These dyes and colours are guaranteed not to run";
- bleed
Sail before the wind
Cover by running; run a certain distance
"She ran 10 miles that day"
Extend or continue for a certain period of time
"The film runs 5 hours";
- run for
Set animals loose to graze
Keep company
"the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring";
- consort
(sport) run with the ball; in such sports as football
Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
"Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there";
- nip [Brit]
Travel a route regularly
"Ships run the waters near the coast";
- ply
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
"The dogs are running deer";
- hunt, hunt down, track down
Compete in a race
"he is running the Marathon this year";
- race
Progress by being changed
"run through your presentation before the meeting";
- move, go
Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- melt, melt down
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
"Her nylons were running";
- ladder [Brit]
Become undone
"the sweater ran";
- unravel

Noun: run rÃºn

A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
"the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th";
- tally
The act of testing something
"in the experimental runs the amount of carbon was measured separately";
- test, trial
A race run on foot
"she broke the record for the half-mile run";
- footrace, foot race
An unbroken series of events
"Nicklaus had a run of birdies";
- streak
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
"the defensive line braced to stop the run";
- running, running play, running game
A regular trip
"the ship made its run in record time"
The act of running; travelling on foot at a fast pace
"he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit";
- running
The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
"the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
Unrestricted freedom to use
"he has the run of the house"
The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
"a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
A small stream
- rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet
A race between candidates for elective office
"he is raising money for a Senate run";
- political campaign, campaign
A row of unravelled stitches
"she got a run in her stocking";
- ladder, ravel
The pouring forth of a fluid
- discharge, outpouring
An unbroken chronological sequence
"the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"
A short trip
"take a run into town";
- sortie