run

run · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both feet on the ground at the same time.

  2. 2.

    [transitive]Manage or be in charge of.

  3. 3.

    [intransitive]Be in operation; function.

  4. 4.

    [intransitive]Flow or cause to flow.

  5. 5.

    [intransitive]Extend or continue in a particular direction.

  6. 6.

    [intransitive]Be a candidate in an election.

Phrases & expressions

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    run out of — Have no more of something left.
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    run into — Meet unexpectedly; collide with.
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    in the long run — Eventually; over time.
  • •
    run for it — Try to escape by running.
  • •
    run of the mill — Ordinary; average.
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    hit the ground running — Start something with immediate effort.
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    run the show — Be in charge.
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    run in the family — Be a common trait among family members.

Related words

Antonyms: halt, stop, walk
See also: jog, operate, race, sprint, walk
Synonyms: dash, jog, race, sprint

Etymology

From Old English rinnan ("to run, flow"), from Proto-Germanic rinnaną. Related to German rinnen ("to flow") and Old Norse rinna.