单词 | run-in |
释义 | run-inn. 1. a. Originally Horse Racing. The final stage of a race; the home stretch. Cf. come-in n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > course or track > parts of run-in1799 quarter-stretch1830 home run1833 hurdle1833 back stretch1839 home stretch1841 straight1846 last lap1848 straightaway1878 home straight1880 stretch1895 back-straight1905 the wall1974 1799 Sporting Mag. May 60/2 Hambletonian's jockey not only laboured very hard at him during the run-in, but the horse was severly spurred. 1821 Monthly Mag. June 434/1 In a long, or four-mile course, like the B.C. at Newmarket, nothing is seen by the sportsmen assembled but the run-in. 1857 G. A. Lawrence Guy Livingstone ix The down-hill run-in favours his vast stride. 1907 Badminton Mag. 24 680 The ‘hunting race’ always takes place in a rough country, with fences till the run in is reached. 1958 Health & Strength 19 June 8/1 Where the final run-in was along the sea-front, there was an impressive crowd. 1999 Sun 27 Mar. (They're Off Suppl.) 2/4 The sheer joy of seeing your horse pull clear of his rivals on the elbow of Aintree's famous run-in. b. gen. An act of running into a place or situation. ΚΠ 1844 W. H. Harvey Let. 20 Aug. in Mem. W. H. Harvey (1869) vii. 149 Her husband (a captain) is going out again, and promises to gather all he can meet with. Don't I hope he may have a run in again in a squall! 1895 J. G. Millais Breath from Veldt vii. 147 [He] had got first run-in at the big herd of buffaloes..and killed nine. 1905 L. E. Richards Mrs. Tree's Will xii. 225 Yes, I see her go past the house,..and I thought I'd jest make a run-in. 1972 J. Aiken Butterfly Picnic ii. 41 A bowler about to make his run-in. 2006 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 26 Oct. s2/4 The bad guys strap..Chase Cliett onto a large cross in the ring and beat him bloody, but he is resurrected after a good-guys' ‘run-in’ from the dressing room. c. Rugby. An act of running over an opponent's touchline with the ball. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > scoring touch1845 run-in1846 rouge1856 touchdown1856 touch-in-goal1869 try1870 minor1883 minor point1884 pot1888 major point1896 penalty try1922 conversion1927 pushover1940 1846 Rugby Misc. 178 The fierce run in of Mackie from the three trees, putting many to flight before him, and vanquishing those who strove vainly to arrest his course. 1864 Field 403/2 After several severe scrimmages..a run-in was obtained. 1916 Harvard Alumni Bull. 15 Mar. 455/1 A smashing tackle by some bare-backed Harvard man prevented the run-in. 1948 Times 13 Dec. 2/3 The Yorkshire try came from a strong effort by Braithwaite-Exley, supported by Vaughan and Gloag, who effected the run-in in excellent style. 2004 Rugby World Feb. 113/1 Fabian Juries's long run-in sent the large South African support potty. d. Sport (esp. Association Football). The period leading up to the climax of a season. ΚΠ 1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer 103/1 Leeds..were pipped for the Championship by a fantastic final run-in by Arsenal. 1989 P. Shaw Whose Game is it Anyway? 30/2 Such were Celtic's crowds in the run-in to last season's championship as people from all over the country tried to join in the..celebrations. 2003 D. Bowler & D. Reynolds Ron Reynolds xvi. 159 It was very exciting to be involved in that run-in, especially as we had all but clinched promotion with quite a few games to go and were then just fighting for the championship. 2010 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 17 Apr. 62 McGahan's men have a tricky run-in against the Ospreys at home, and away to the Cardiff Blues. 2. colloquial (originally U.S.). A clash, fight, or similar confrontation; an argument or quarrel. Usually in to have a run-in (with). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > a quarrel controversy1448 tencion?1473 brulyie1531 pique1532 feudc1565 quarrel1566 jar1583 controverse1596 brack1600 outcast1620 rixation1623 controversarya1635 simultya1637 outfall1647 outfallingc1650 controversion1658 démêlé1661 embroilment1667 strut1677 risse1684 rubber1688 fray1702 brulyiement1718 fallout1725 tossa1732 embroil1742 ding-dong?1760 pilget1777 fratch1805 spar1836 splutter1838 bust-up1842 whid1847 chip1854 kass-kass1873 wap1887 run-in1894 go-round1898 blue1943 hassle1945 square-up?1949 ruck1958 1894 Daily News (Denver) 18 June 3/3 Jack McAuliffe, with whom he has had one or two impromptu and unsatisfactory run-ins at the race track and elsewhere. 1898 McClure's Mag. Apr. 535/2 They had a run-in down there..he was orderin' the skipper to put back to New York an' land him, an' the skipper got a black eye out of it. 1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch viii. 180 He had a run in with that umpire one day when they came to blows. 1945 G. Marx Let. 16 Feb. in Groucho Lett. (1967) 50 Your father and I have many run-ins these days... He can't get it into his thick skull that I have come of age. 1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) i. iii. 19 I hear you had a run-in with Nancy Molineaux. 1991 Economist 23 Nov. 161/1 After many run-ins with the authorities, Mr Anderson was allowed to emigrate to west Berlin. 3. An introduction or opening; a preamble. Cf. lead-in n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > a) preparation(s) > a preliminary action or step introductionc1386 deductiona1535 induction?1544 preamble1548 flourish1552 preludium1563 primordium1577 preparativec1580 exordium1581 introit1583 foregoinga1586 prologuea1586 preface1589 prelusion1597 proem1598 prolusion1601 introductory1646 preliminary1656 prelimination1667 flourishing1687 little go1842 preluding1858 foreword1888 prelim1891 prelimen1898 run-in1900 opening gambit1911 prolegomenon1926 lead-in1928 pipe-openera1936 lead-up1953 intro1964 1900 Brooklyn Med. Jrnl. May 332 If the managers are lax and careless, if the staff form cliques for personal gain, and if the dispensary is used as a ‘run-in’ for the office, the whole thing is bad. 1919 G. Saintsbury Hist. French Novel II. x. 389 This book was, I believe, in all important respects actually his run-in for the novel-prize. 1961 Clergy Rev. Oct. 627 Mr Derrick provides a run-in to Fr Brown's story in the form of a Prologue. 1995 Beethoven Forum 4 108 The tonic is regained and the run-in to the closing section begins. 4. The approach of an aircraft to a dropping point or landing place. Cf. run-up n. 1d. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > sudden rapid descent > descent prior to landing > landing approach approach1930 run-in1942 run-up1942 1942 Life 31 Aug. 72/3 If there is only one plane left to make a final run-in, I want that man to go in and get a hit. 1958 ‘J. Castle’ & A. Hailey Flight into Danger x. 137 We must have plenty [of fuel] in hand for a long run-in over the ocean, if I decide..to ditch. 1971 R. Dentry Encounter at Kharmel ix. 158 Alden reached his bedroom window in time to see the Cherokee..lose height for its run-in on to the strip. 1993 ‘A. McNab’ Bravo Two Zero (1994) vii. 132 The jets were obviously hosing something down near Baghdad. Their run-ins are crucial, timed to the split second. 5. a. The action or an act of running in an engine, vehicle, or machine. Frequently attributive. Cf. to run in 17a at run v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > operation at reduced speed running in1548 run-in1944 1944 Life 15 May 90/3 (advt.) Today, more Shell 100-octane aviation fuel is supplied to aircraft-engine manufacturers, for critical test and run-in purposes, than any other brand. 1947 E. T. Johnson in Symp. Testing of Bearings (Amer. Soc. Testing & Materials) 5/2 The machine normally operates at 4000 rpm., after 4 hr. of a run-in schedule. 1961 U.S. Patent 3,001,452 1 This invention relates to a flame deflector for use with rocket engines during static testings and run-ins prior to launching. 1983 E. R. Booser CRC Handbk. Lubrication II. 52 As a consequence, run-ins often use low viscosity oils at low speed and high load. 2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Feb. b4/3 Outages are typical for the run-in period of a big LNG [= liquid natural gas] project, and flaring will soon be a thing of the past. b. Chiefly Pharmacology. An introductory period before the formal start of a clinical trial or course of treatment, used for assessment of subjects and their level of compliance, introduction of a drug in gradually increasing doses, etc. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1966 Lancet 26 Nov. 1148/2 Because of the possible dangers of starting on such a large dose, we used a run-in period of 1 week using propranolol 80 mg., 160 mg. and then 240 mg. before the 6 weeks' treatment. 1988 Controlled Clin. Trials 9 274 Run-in strategies on active drug are becoming an acceptable approach to excluding non-compliers prior to randomization. However, the applicability of run-ins is limited. 2002 D. G. Grahame-Smith & J. K. Aronson Oxf. Textbk. Clin. Pharmacol. & Drug Therapy (ed. 3) xvi. 162/1 It is sometimes important to have a run-in period, i.e. to wait some time after deciding that a subject is eligible for a trial before actually starting the formal treatment. 2007 Current Oncol. 14 63/1 Each arm to be tested in separate and consecutive safety run-ins in 6 patients before the randomized portion of the trial commenced. 6. British Criminals' slang. A warehouse or other location to which stolen goods are driven for concealment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > a secret place, hiding place > [noun] > for storage > for illicit goods plant1785 trap1930 drop1931 run-in1955 1955 B. Hill Boss of Britain's Underworld vii. 116 Our Bovingdon run-in was packed tight with bent gear, and I now had a relay of my own cars bringing it up to London as the demand needed it. 1962 D. Warner Death of Bogey iv. v. 163 Just waiting to hear that the lorry reached the run-in. It's late. 1970 P. Laurie Scotl. Yard vi. 129 It's a run-in for stolen lorries. 1993 R. Murphy Smash & Grab (Gloss.) 174/1 Turned over , premises raided by the police, whether home, run-in or prison cell. 7. Short for run-in groove n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [noun] > record or disc > groove groove1902 track1904 fine-groove1948 microgroove1948 locked groove1956 coarse groove1958 run-in1962 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio viii. 150 If the surface noise on the run in and run out of the two records is not sufficient..a ‘blank’..record can be used to lend continuity of background. Compounds run-in groove n. The blank groove at the beginning or (occasionally) end of each side of a gramophone record. Cf. run-out n. 9. ΚΠ 1950 C. Mackenzie in Gramophone Apr. 195/3 I could never accustom myself to the silence, the round trip in the run-in groove, and the final click and crash of the next record. 1950 Critique July 12/1 Don't, unless your nerves are strong, let the needle go right into the run-in grooves at the end of the sides. 1976 Gramophone Sept. 510/1 It..moves the stylus to the run-in groove of the record. 2001 R. Brice Music Engin. (ed. 2) xii. 374 Remove noise from a music signal by carefully measuring the spectrum of the interfering noise signal during a moment of silence (for instance during the run-in groove of a record) and then subtracting this spectrum from the entire signal. run-in shed n. U.S. an open-fronted shelter in which horses are housed. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stable horse-housec1175 stablec1250 guest-stable1471 livery stable1661 brush stable1835 livery1888 boarding-stable1903 run-in shed1946 stable block1977 1946 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 24 Sept. 10/8 5 run-in sheds. 1977 J. W. Evans et al. Horse xxiii. 723 Flies, hot weather, cold rains, and strong, cold winds seem to bother horses, and run-in sheds provide adequate protection from these conditions. 2006 C. Frazier Thirteen Moons ii. ii. 82 I..drizzled the mush with dark molasses and carried the bucket out to Waverley in his run-in shed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). run-inadj. That has been run in (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [adjective] set-in1534 inserted1598 inlaid1606 intromitted1706 input1839 inlet1849 run-in1897 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 110 These garments have a band that consists of a run-in string. 1921 F. Hurst Star-dust xiii. 99 There had been a coolly quiet evening on the front porch, a telephone from Flora Bankhead, a little run-in visit from her parents, [etc.]. 1934 J. C. Lee Boshstralians 226 Owen, astride a ‘run-in’ brumby, cantered briskly up to his own slip-rails. 1961 P. Benoit et al. Les Grottes de Murabbaat ix. 57 (caption) The run-in thread cut away at X to show passage of weft. 2009 Andover (Hampshire) Advertiser (Nexis) 28 Oct. Another strong lineout gave the backs time to recycle and allowed a dynamic individual run in try for Shaun Corcoran. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1799adj.1897 |
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