RUN as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
    • their first tally came in the 3rd inning
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of running
    • traveling on foot at a fast pace
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he broke into a run
    • his daily run keeps him fit
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a regular trip
    Usage Example(s)
    • the ship made its run in record time
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a short trip
    Usage Example(s)
    • take a run into town
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the defensive line braced to stop the run
    • the coach put great emphasis on running
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • the act of testing something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
    • he called each flip of the coin a new trial
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • an unbroken chronological sequence
    Usage Example(s)
    • the play had a long run on Broadway
    • the team enjoyed a brief run of victories
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • the pouring forth of a fluid
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  9. Meaning
    • a row of unravelled stitches
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she got a run in her stocking
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • a race run on foot
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she broke the record for the half-mile run
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  11. Meaning
    • a race between candidates for elective office
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I managed his campaign for governor
    • he is raising money for a Senate run
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  12. Meaning
    • an unbroken series of events
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • had a streak of bad luck
    • Nicklaus had a run of birdies
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  13. Meaning
    • a small stream
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  14. Meaning
    • the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  15. Meaning
    • unrestricted freedom to use
    Usage Example(s)
    • he has the run of the house
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  16. Meaning
    • the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
    Usage Example(s)
    • the assembly line was on a 12-hour run
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

RUN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • become undone
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the sweater unraveled
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Her nylons were running
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • melt butter
    • melt down gold
    • The wax melted in the sun
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • cause to perform
    Usage Example(s)
    • run a subject
    • run a process
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • progress by being changed
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The speech has to go through several more drafts
    • run through your presentation before the meeting
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • change from one state to another
    Usage Example(s)
    • run amok
    • run rogue
    • run riot
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • compete in a race
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he is running the Marathon this year
    • let’’s race and see who gets there first
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Who’’s running for treasurer this year?
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
    • The dogs are running deer
    • The Duke hunted in these woods
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • guide or pass over something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He ran his eyes over her body
    • She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
    • He drew her hair through his fingers
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  11. Meaning
    • perform as expected when applied
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The washing machine won”t go unless it’’s plugged in
    • Does this old car still run well?
    • This old radio doesn”t work anymore
    Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  12. Meaning
    • be operating, running or functioning
    Usage Example(s)
    • The car is still running–turn it off!
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  13. Meaning
    • carry out
    Usage Example(s)
    • run an errand
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  14. Meaning
    • cause to emit recorded sounds
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • They ran the tapes over and over again
    • Can you play my favorite record?
  15. Meaning
    • include as the content
    • broadcast or publicize
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We ran the ad three times
    • This paper carries a restaurant review
    • All major networks carried the press conference
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  16. Meaning
    • travel a route regularly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Ships ply the waters near the coast
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  17. Meaning
    • cover by running
    • run a certain distance
    Usage Example(s)
    • She ran 10 miles that day
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  18. Meaning
    • move fast by using one’’s feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
    Usage Example(s)
    • Don”t run–you”ll be out of breath
    • The children ran to the store
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  19. Meaning
    • travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
    Usage Example(s)
    • Run to the store!
    • She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  20. Meaning
    • run with the ball
    • in such sports as football
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  21. Meaning
    • keep company
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  22. Meaning
    • sail before the wind
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  23. Meaning
    • be diffused
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  24. Meaning
    • move along, of liquids
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Water flowed into the cave
    • the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  25. Meaning
    • flee
    • take to one’’s heels
    • cut and run
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • If you see this man, run!
    • The burglars escaped before the police showed up
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  26. Meaning
    • cause an animal to move fast
    Usage Example(s)
    • run the dogs
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  27. Meaning
    • move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
    Usage Example(s)
    • who are these people running around in the building?
    • She runs around telling everyone of her troubles
    • let the dogs run free
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  28. Meaning
    • deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
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  29. Meaning
    • set animals loose to graze
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  30. Meaning
    • direct or control
    • projects, businesses, etc.
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  31. Meaning
    • make without a miss
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  32. Meaning
    • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Run the dishwasher
    • run a new program on the Mac
    • the computer executed the instruction
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  33. Meaning
    • occur persistently
    Usage Example(s)
    • Musical talent runs in the family
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  34. Meaning
    • continue to exist
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • These stories die hard
    • The legend of Elvis endures
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  35. Meaning
    • extend or continue for a certain period of time
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The film runs 5 hours
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  36. Meaning
    • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
    • run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Service runs all the way to Cranbury
    • His knowledge doesn”t go very far
    • My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
    • The facts ex
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  37. Meaning
    • cause something to pass or lead somewhere
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Run the wire behind the cabinet
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  38. Meaning
    • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something
    • be inclined
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She tends to be nervous before her lectures
    • These dresses run small
    • He inclined to corpulence
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  39. Meaning
    • be affected by
    • be subjected to
    Usage Example(s)
    • run a temperature
    • run a risk
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  40. Meaning
    • have a particular form
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the story or argument runs as follows
    • as the saying goes…
    Hypernyms(s) run is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  41. Meaning
    • change or be different within limits
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion
    • Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent
    • The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals
    • My students range from very bright to dull
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