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(noun) (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team. Synonyms: run, running play, running game. Examples: "The defensive line braced to stop the run." "The coach put great emphasis on running."

(noun) the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace. Synonyms: run. Examples: "He broke into a run." "His daily run keeps him fit."

(noun) the state of being in operation. Examples: "The engine is running smoothly."

(noun) the act of administering or being in charge of something. Examples: "He has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time."

(noun) the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track. Synonyms: track.

(verb) move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Don't run--you'll be out of breath." "The children ran to the store."

(verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. Synonyms: scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away. Examples: "If you see this man, run!." "The burglars escaped before the police showed up."

(verb) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Synonyms: run, go, pass, lead, extend. Examples: "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 extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets."

(verb) direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.. Synonyms: operate, run. Examples: "She is running a relief operation in the sudan."

(verb) have a particular form. Synonyms: run, go. Examples: "The story or argument runs as follows." "As the saying goes...."

(verb) move along, of liquids. Synonyms: run, flow, feed, course. Examples: "Water flowed into the cave." "The missouri feeds into the mississippi."

(verb) perform as expected when applied. Synonyms: function, work, operate, go, run. Examples: "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."

(verb) change or be different within limits. Synonyms: range, run. Examples: "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."

(verb) run, stand, or compete for an office or a position. Synonyms: campaign, run. Examples: "Who's running for treasurer this year?."

(verb) cause to emit recorded audio or video. Synonyms: play, run. Examples: "They ran the tapes over and over again." "I'll play you my favorite record." "He never tires of playing that video."

(verb) move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Who are these people running around in the building?." "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles." "Let the dogs run free."

(verb) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. Synonyms: tend, be given, lean, incline, run. Examples: "She tends to be nervous before her lectures." "These dresses run small." "He inclined to corpulence."

(verb) be operating, running or functioning. Synonyms: run. Examples: "The car is still running--turn it off!."

(verb) change from one state to another. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Run amok." "Run rogue." "Run riot."

(verb) cause to perform. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Run a subject." "Run a process."

(verb) be affected by; be subjected to. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Run a temperature." "Run a risk."

(verb) continue to exist. Synonyms: prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure. Examples: "These stories die hard." "The legend of elvis endures."

(verb) occur persistently. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Musical talent runs in the family."

(verb) carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine. Synonyms: run, execute. Examples: "Run the dishwasher." "Run a new program on the mac." "The computer executed the instruction."

(verb) include as the content; broadcast or publicize. Synonyms: carry, run. Examples: "We ran the ad three times." "This paper carries a restaurant review." "All major networks carried the press conference."

(verb) carry out. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Run an errand."

(verb) pass over, across, or through. Synonyms: guide, run, draw, pass. Examples: "He ran his eyes over her body." "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine." "He drew her hair through his fingers."

(verb) cause something to pass or lead somewhere. Synonyms: run, lead. Examples: "Run the wire behind the cabinet."

(verb) make without a miss. Synonyms: run.

(verb) deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor. Synonyms: run, black market.

(verb) cause an animal to move fast. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Run the dogs."

(verb) be diffused. Synonyms: run, bleed. Examples: "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run."

(verb) sail before the wind. Synonyms: run.

(verb) cover by running; run a certain distance. Synonyms: run. Examples: "She ran 10 miles that day."

(verb) extend or continue for a certain period of time. Synonyms: run, run for. Examples: "The film runs 5 hours."

(verb) set animals loose to graze. Synonyms: run.

(verb) keep company. Synonyms: run, consort. Examples: "The heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring."

(verb) run with the ball; in such sports as football. Synonyms: run.

(verb) travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means. Synonyms: run. Examples: "Run to the store!." "She always runs to italy, because she has a lover there."

(verb) travel a route regularly. Synonyms: ply, run. Examples: "Ships ply the waters near the coast."

(verb) pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals). Synonyms: hunt, run, hunt down, track down. Examples: "Goering often hunted wild boars in poland." "The dogs are running deer." "The duke hunted in these woods."

(verb) compete in a race. Synonyms: race, run. Examples: "He is running the marathon this year." "Let's race and see who gets there first."

(verb) progress by being changed. Synonyms: move, go, run. Examples: "The speech has to go through several more drafts." "Run through your presentation before the meeting."

(verb) reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating. Synonyms: melt, run, melt down. Examples: "Melt butter." "Melt down gold." "The wax melted in the sun."

(verb) come unraveled or undone as if by snagging. Synonyms: ladder, run. Examples: "Her nylons were running."

(verb) become undone. Synonyms: run, unravel. Examples: "The sweater unraveled."

(adj) (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream. Synonyms: running(prenominal) (vs. standing). Examples: "As mountain stream with freely running water." "Hovels without running water."

(adj) continually repeated over a period of time. Synonyms: running(prenominal). Examples: "A running joke among us."

(adj) of advancing the ball by running. Synonyms: running(prenominal) (vs. passing). Examples: "The team's running plays worked better than its pass plays."

(adj) executed or initiated by running. Synonyms: running(prenominal) (vs. standing). Examples: "Running plays worked better than pass plays." "Took a running jump." "A running start."

(adj) measured lengthwise. Synonyms: linear, running(prenominal). Examples: "Cost of lumber per running foot."

(adj) (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing. Synonyms: running(prenominal), operative, functional, working(prenominal). Examples: "In running (or working) order." "A functional set of brakes."