1. 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" 
2. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   "If you see this man, run!"
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1. 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 
2. The act of testing something
   - test, trial 
3. A race run on foot
   "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
   - footrace, foot race 
4. An unbroken series of events
   "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
   - streak 
5. (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 
6. A regular trip
   "the ship made its run in record time" 
7. The act of running; travelling on foot at a fast pace
   "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
   - running 
8. 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" 
9. Unrestricted freedom to use
   "he has the run of the house" 
10. The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
    "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint" 
11. A small stream
    - rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet 
12. A race between candidates for elective office
    "he is raising money for a Senate run"
    - political campaign, campaign 
13. A row of unravelled stitches
    "she got a run in her stocking"
    - ladder, ravel 
14. The pouring forth of a fluid
    - discharge, outpouring 
15. An unbroken chronological sequence
    "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories" 
16. A short trip
    "take a run into town"
    - sortie

Derived forms: run, runs, running, ran

See also: run along, run around, run off, run over, runner, running, runny

Type of: accompany, accomplish, action, apply, attempt, be, become, break, break up, bring home the bacon, broadcast, capture, carry out, carry through, catch, change, chronological sequence, chronological succession, circularise [Brit], circularize, circulate, come apart, come through, compete, contend, continue, damage, deliver the goods, diffuse, direct, disintegrate, disperse, displace, disseminate, dissolve, distribute, effort, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], endure, enforce, execute, fall apart, fan out, flow, flowing, football play, free, fulfil [Brit, Cdn], fulfill [N. Amer], get, go, go across, go away, go forth, go through, harm, hurry, impairment, implement, incur, indefinite quantity, jaunt, last, leave, liberate, liberty, locomote, locomotion, loose, make pass, merchandise, merchandize, move, occur, pass, pass around, period, period of time, process, propagate, race, release, resolve, sail, score, separate, sequence, speed, split up, spread, spread out, stream, succeed, succession, successiveness, time period, trade, travel, travel rapidly, treat, trip, try, unloose, unloosen, vie, watercourse, win, zip

Antonym: idle

Encyclopedia: Run, Fatboy, Run Run, Freedom, Run! Run, Fat Boy, Run Run Run, Buddy, Run Run, Joe, Run Run, Run, Run Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner Run, Run Rudolph Run, Lola, Run Run, River Run, Ronnie, Run

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