run

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/ɹʌn/

verb 5noun 5adj 5

Collocations

(noun.) on foot

ADJ

five-mile, etc.

fun, sponsored

The school organized a sponsored run last month to raise money for the children's hospital.

training

record-breaking

She completed a record-breaking run in the local marathon last month.

VERB + RUN

go for, have

After work yesterday, I had a quick run around the park to clear my mind.

go on

After training for months, she finally decided to go on a long run through the park.

break into

She broke into a run when she realized she was late for her flight.

take

She took a run around the park every morning before work.

PREP

at a ~

He sprinted past us, moving at a run toward the finish line.

on the ~

PHRASES

make a run for it

(noun.) of success/failure

ADJ

bad, disappointing, disastrous, dismal, poor | excellent, fine, good, remarkable, successful | unbeaten, winning | record-breaking

VERB + RUN

enjoy, have

The team enjoyed a good run last season and almost made the playoffs.

begin

end

The team's losing run ended after they won three games in a row.

RUN + VERB

begin | end

PREP

~ of

The team experienced a run of victories that excited their fans throughout the season.

(noun.) of a play/film

ADJ

long | short | eight-week, six-month, etc. | successful | sell-out

VERB + RUN

have

That new TV series had such a successful run that they decided to make a second season.

begin

The new comedy show began its run on television last month.

end

RUN + VERB

begin | end

(noun.) way things are/happen

ADJ

common, general, ordinary, usual

In the ordinary run of events, most people arrive at work between eight and nine in the morning.

PHRASES

against the run of play

The home team managed to score against the run of play in the second half.

(noun.) in cricket/baseball

ADJ

home

VERB + RUN

get, make, score

The batter managed to score three runs in the final inning of the game.

be on, have

The company has run three successful marketing campaigns in the last year.

(noun.) attempt/practice

ADJ

dry, dummy, practice, trial

Definitions

verb

To move swiftly.

Run, and you might still catch the train!

Through the open front door ran Jessamy, down the steps to where Kitto was sitting at the bottom with the pram beside him.

To move swiftly.

I have been running all over the building looking for him.

Sorry, I've got to run; my house is on fire!

To move swiftly.

I can run a mile, but I can't run the cross-country course.

To move swiftly.

I was hoping to make the team, but I didn't run the qualifying time.

To move swiftly.

The shuttle runs back and forth on these rollers.

As its name suggests, the monorail runs on a single rail.

noun

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

I just got back from my morning run.

Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.

Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.

I need to make a run to the store.

[…] and on the 18th of January this squadron put to sea. The first place of rendezvous was the boy of port St. Julian, upon the coast of Patagonia, and all accidents were provided against with admirable foresight. Their run to port St. Julian was dangerous […]

A pleasure trip.

Let's go for a run in the car.

And I think of giving her a run in London for a change.

Flight, instance or period of fleeing.

During his run from the police, he claimed to have a metaphysical experience which can only be described as “having passed through an abyss.”

Migration of fish.

adj

In a liquid state; melted or molten.

Put some run butter on the vegetables.

Samples of the regular run butter were sealed in 1 pound tins and sent to Washington, where the butter was scored and examined.

Cast in a mould.

[...] the Sides are generally made of Holland's Tiles, or Plates of run Iron, ornamented variously as Fancy dictates, [...]

Vast quantities are cast in sand moulds, with that kind of run steel which is so largely used in the production of common table-knives and forks.

Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out").

Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.

The temperature of the water is consequently much higher than in either England or Scotland, and many newly run salmon will be found in early spring in the upper waters of Irish rivers where obstructions exist.

It may be very much a metallic appearance as opposed to the silver freshness of a recently run salmon.

Smuggled.

run brandy

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases

tally

noun — the act of running

running

noun — (American football) a play in which a player attempts to car

running

noun — the act of testing something

noun — the pouring forth of a fluid

discharge
outpouring

noun — a row of unravelled stitches

noun — a race run on foot

footrace

noun — a race between candidates for elective office

campaign

noun — an unbroken series of events

streak

noun — a small stream

rivulet
rill
runnel
streamlet

verb — become undone

unravel

verb — come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

ladder

verb — reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state

melt

verb — progress by being changed

verb — compete in a race

race

verb — run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

campaign

verb — pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

hunt

verb — pass over, across, or through

verb — perform as expected when applied

verb — cause to emit recorded audio or video

play

verb — include as the content

carry

verb — travel a route regularly

verb — keep company

consort

verb — be diffused

bleed

verb — move along, of liquids

verb — flee

verb — direct or control

operate

verb — carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machin

execute

verb — continue to exist

verb — stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope

verb — cause something to pass or lead somewhere

lead

verb — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something

verb — have a particular form

verb — change or be different within limits

range

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

dry run

A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.

They did a dry run of the demonstration before showing it to the CEO.

run afoul of

To become entangled in; to run aground on.

run and gun

To move the ball quickly and shoot often.

This team likes to run and gun.

run off

To flee or depart quickly.

Don't run off before the end of the event.

in the long run

After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.

Example Bank

Run, and you might still catch the train!

Wiktionary

Through the open front door ran Jessamy, down the steps to where Kitto was sitting at the bottom with the pram beside him.

Wiktionary

I have been running all over the building looking for him.

Wiktionary

I just got back from my morning run.

Wiktionary

I need to make a run to the store.

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