Move vs. Run

Moveverb

(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

‘A ship moves rapidly.’; ‘I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.’;

Runverb

To move swiftly.

Moveverb

(intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act

‘to move in a matter’; ‘Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!’;

Runverb

(intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. Compare walk.

‘Run, Sarah, run!’;

Moveverb

(intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.

‘I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.’; ‘They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.’;

Runverb

(intransitive) To go at a fast pace, to move quickly.

‘The horse ran the length of the track.’; ‘I have been running all over the building looking for him.’; ‘Sorry, I've got to run; my house is on fire.’;

Moveverb

To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

‘The rook moved from a8 to a6.’; ‘My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.’;

Runverb

(transitive) To cause to move quickly; to make move lightly.

‘Every day I run my dog across the field and back.’; ‘I'll just run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet.’; ‘Run your fingers through my hair.’; ‘Can you run these data through the program for me and tell me whether it gives an error?’;

Moveverb

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

‘The waves moved the boat up and down.’; ‘The horse moves a carriage.’;

Runverb

To compete in a race.

‘The horse will run the Preakness next year.’; ‘I'm not ready to run a marathon.’;

Moveverb

To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game

‘She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.’;

Runverb

(intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.

Moveverb

(transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

‘This song moves me to dance.’;

Runverb

To carry a football down the field.

Moveverb

(transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).

‘That book really moved me.’;

Runverb

(transitive) To achieve or perform by running or as if by running.

‘The horse ran a great race.’;

Moveverb

To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit

‘I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.’;

Runverb

(intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.

‘Whenever things get tough, she cuts and runs.’; ‘When he's broke, he runs to me for money.’;

Moveverb

To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).

Runverb

To go through without stopping, usually illegally.

‘run a red light or stop sign;’; ‘run a blockade’;

Moveverb

To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.

Runverb

To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.

Moveverb

To apply to, as for aid.

Runverb

(fluids) To flow.

Moveverb

To request an action from the court.

‘An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.’; ‘The district attorney moved for a non-suit.’;

Runverb

To move or spread quickly.

‘There's a strange story running around the neighborhood.’; ‘The flu is running through my daughter's kindergarten.’;

Moveverb

To bow or salute upon meeting.

Runverb

(intransitive) Of a liquid, to flow.

‘The river runs through the forest.’; ‘There's blood running down your leg.’;

Movenoun

The act of moving; a movement.

‘A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.’;

Runverb

(intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.

‘Your nose is running.’; ‘Why is the hose still running?’; ‘My cup runneth over.’;

Movenoun

An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

‘He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.’;

Runverb

(transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from an object.

‘You'll have to run the water a while before it gets hot.’; ‘Run the tap until the water gets hot.’;

Movenoun

A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.

‘She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.’; ‘He can win a match with that one move.’;

Runverb

(intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.

Movenoun

The event of changing one's residence.

‘The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.’; ‘They were pleased about their move to the country.’;

Runverb

(intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).

‘He discovered during washing that the red rug ran on his white sheet, staining it pink.’;

Movenoun

A change in strategy.

‘I am worried about our boss's move.’; ‘It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.’;

Runverb

To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.

‘to run bullets’;

Movenoun

A transfer, a change from one employer to another.

Runverb

To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.

Movenoun

(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

‘The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.’; ‘It's your move! Roll the dice!’; ‘If you roll a six, you can make two moves.’;

Runverb

(social) To carry out an activity.

Moveverb

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage.

Runverb

(transitive) To control or manage, be in charge of.

‘My uncle ran a corner store for forty years.’; ‘She runs the fundraising.’; ‘My parents think they run my life.’; ‘He is running an expensive campaign.’;

Moveverb

To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.

Runverb

(intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.

‘I have decided to run for governor of California.’; ‘We're trying to find somebody to run against him next year.’;

Moveverb

To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

‘Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.’; ‘No female arts his mind could move.’;

Runverb

(transitive) To make run in a race or an election.

‘He ran his best horse in the Derby.’; ‘The Green Party is running twenty candidates in this election.’;

Moveverb

To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.

‘When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.’; ‘[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror.’;

Runverb

To exert continuous activity; to proceed.

‘to run through life;’; ‘to run in a circle’;

Moveverb

To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.

‘Let me but move one question to your daughter.’; ‘They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects.’;

Runverb

(intransitive) To be presented in one of the media.

‘The story will run on the 6-o'clock news.’; ‘The latest Robin Williams movie is running at the Silver City theatre.’; ‘Her picture ran on the front page of the newspaper.’;

Moveverb

To apply to, as for aid.

Runverb

(transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.

‘run a story;’; ‘run an ad’;

Moveverb

To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.

‘The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.’; ‘On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . Nor till her lay was ended could I move.’;

Runverb

(transitive) To transport someone or something.

‘Could you run me over to the store?’; ‘Please run this report upstairs to director's office.’;

Moveverb

To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.

Runverb

(transitive) To smuggle illegal goods.

‘to run guns;’; ‘to run rum’;

Moveverb

To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.

Runverb

To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.

‘Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.’;

Moveverb

To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

Runverb

To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.

Movenoun

The act of moving; a movement.

Runverb

(intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).

‘The border runs for 3000 miles.’; ‘The leash runs along a wire.’; ‘The grain of the wood runs to the right on this table.’; ‘It ran in quality from excellent to substandard.’;

Movenoun

The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your move.

Runverb

(intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).

‘The sale will run for ten days.’; ‘The contract runs through 2008.’; ‘The meeting ran late.’; ‘The book runs 655 pages.’; ‘The speech runs as follows: …’;

Movenoun

An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

Runverb

(transitive) To make something extend in space.

‘I need to run this wire along the wall.’;

Movenoun

the act of deciding to do something;

‘he didn't make a move to help’; ‘his first move was to hire a lawyer’;

Runverb

(intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.

‘My car stopped running.’; ‘That computer runs twenty-four hours a day.’; ‘Buses don't run here on Sunday.’;

Movenoun

the act of changing your residence or place of business;

‘they say that three moves equal one fire’;

Runverb

(transitive) To make a machine operate.

‘It's full. You can run the dishwasher now.’; ‘Don't run the engine so fast.’;

Movenoun

a change of position that does not entail a change of location;

‘the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise’; ‘movement is a sign of life’; ‘an impatient move of his hand’; ‘gastrointestinal motility’;

Runverb

(transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.

‘They ran twenty blood tests on me and they still don't know what's wrong.’; ‘Our coach had us running plays for the whole practice.’; ‘I will run the sample.’; ‘Don't run that software unless you have permission.’; ‘My computer is too old to run the new OS.’;

Movenoun

the act of changing location from one place to another;

‘police controlled the motion of the crowd’; ‘the movement of people from the farms to the cities’; ‘his move put him directly in my path’;

Runverb

To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.

‘to run from one subject to another’;

Movenoun

(game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action

Runverb

(copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).

‘Our supplies are running low.’; ‘They frequently overspent and soon ran into debt.’;

Moveverb

change location; move, travel, or proceed;

‘How fast does your new car go?’; ‘We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus’; ‘The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect’; ‘The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell’;

Runverb

(transitive) To cost a large amount of money.

‘Buying a new laptop will run you a thousand dollars.’; ‘Laptops run about a thousand dollars apiece.’;

Moveverb

cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense;

‘Move those boxes into the corner, please’; ‘I'm moving my money to another bank’; ‘The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant’;

Runverb

(intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.

‘My stocking is running.’;

Moveverb

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion;

‘He moved his hand slightly to the right’;

Runverb

To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.

Moveverb

change residence, affiliation, or place of employment;

‘We moved from Idaho to Nebraska’; ‘The basketball player moved from one team to another’;

Runverb

To cause to enter; to thrust.

‘to run a sword into or through the body;’; ‘to run a nail into one's foot’;

Moveverb

follow a procedure or take a course;

‘We should go farther in this matter’; ‘She went through a lot of trouble’; ‘go about the world in a certain manner’; ‘Messages must go through diplomatic channels’;

Runverb

To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.

Moveverb

be in a state of action;

‘she is always moving’;

Runverb

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

‘to run a line’;

Moveverb

go or proceed from one point to another;

‘the debate moved from family values to the economy’;

Runverb

To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).

‘to run the risk of losing one's life’;

Moveverb

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);

‘think before you act’; ‘We must move quickly’; ‘The governor should act on the new energy bill’; ‘The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel’;

Runverb

To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.

Moveverb

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;

‘This child impressed me as unusually mature’; ‘This behavior struck me as odd’;

Runverb

To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.

Moveverb

give an incentive for action;

‘This moved me to sacrifice my career’;

Runverb

To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.

Moveverb

arouse sympathy or compassion in;

‘Her fate moved us all’;

Runverb

To control or have precedence in a card game.

‘Every three or four hands he would run the table.’;

Moveverb

dispose of by selling;

‘The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers’;

Runverb

To be in form thus, as a combination of words.

Moveverb

progress by being changed;

‘The speech has to go through several more drafts’; ‘run through your presentation before the meeting’;

Runverb

(archaic) To be popularly known; to be generally received.

Moveverb

live one's life in a specified environment;

‘she moves in certain circles only’;

Runverb

To have growth or development.

‘Boys and girls run up rapidly.’;

Moveverb

have a turn; make one's move in a game;

‘Can I go now?’;

Runverb

To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.

Moveverb

propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

Runverb

To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.

‘Certain covenants run with the land.’;

Runverb

(golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.

Runverb

To speedrun.

Runverb

past participle of rin

Runnoun

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

‘I just got back from my morning run.’;

Runnoun

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

‘I need to make a run to the store.’;

Runnoun

A pleasure trip.

‘Let's go for a run in the car.’;

Runnoun

Flight, instance or period of fleeing.

Runnoun

Migration of fish.

Runnoun

A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.

Runnoun

A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.

Runnoun

A (regular) trip or route.

‘The bus on the Cherry Street run is always crowded.’;

Runnoun

The route taken while running or skiing.

‘Which run did you do today?’;

Runnoun

The distance sailed by a ship.

‘a good run; a run of fifty miles’;

Runnoun

A voyage.

‘a run to China’;

Runnoun

An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.

‘He set up a rabbit run.’;

Runnoun

Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.

Runnoun

State of being current; currency; popularity.

Runnoun

A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.

‘I’m having a run of bad luck.’; ‘He went to Las Vegas and spent all his money over a three-day run.’;

Runnoun

A series of tries in a game that were successful.

Runnoun

(card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.

Runnoun

(music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.

Runnoun

A trial.

‘The data got lost, so I'll have to perform another run of the experiment.’;

Runnoun

A flow of liquid; a leak.

‘The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.’; ‘a run of must in wine-making’; ‘the first run of sap in a maple orchard’;

Runnoun

A small creek or part thereof. Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.

‘The military campaign near that creek was known as "The battle of Bull Run".’;

Runnoun

A production quantity (such as in a factory).

‘Yesterday we did a run of 12,000 units.’; ‘The book’s initial press run will be 5,000 copies.’;

Runnoun

The length of a showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.

‘The run of the show lasted two weeks, and we sold out every night.’; ‘It is the last week of our French cinema run.’;

Runnoun

A quick pace, faster than a walk.

‘He broke into a run.’;

Runnoun

(of horses) A fast gallop.

Runnoun

A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.

‘Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.’;

Runnoun

Any sudden large demand for something.

‘There was a run on Christmas presents.’;

Runnoun

The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.

Runnoun

The horizontal length of a set of stairs

Runnoun

A standard or unexceptional group or category.

‘He stood out from the usual run of applicants.’;

Runnoun

(baseball) The act of a runner making it around all the bases and over home plate; the point scored for this.

Runnoun

(cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.

Runnoun

(American football) A gain of a (specified) distance; a running play.

‘... one of the greatest runs of all time.’;

Runnoun

A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.

‘I have a run in my stocking.’;

Runnoun

(nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.

Runnoun

(construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.

Runnoun

(mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.

Runnoun

A pair or set of millstones.

Runnoun

The execution of a program or model

‘This morning's run of the SHIPS statistical model gave Hurricane Priscilla a 74% chance of gaining at least 30 knots of intensity in 24 hours, reconfirmed by the HMON and GFS dynamical models.’;

Runnoun

(video games) A playthrough.

‘This was my first successful run without losing any health.’;

Runnoun

(slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.

Runnoun

(golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.

Runnoun

(golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.

Runnoun

An attempt at a game, especially a speedrun.

Runnoun

Unrestricted use. lang=en.

‘He can have the run of the house.’;

Runadjective

In a liquid state; melted or molten.

‘Put some run butter on the vegetables.’;

Runadjective

Cast in a mould.

Runadjective

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

Runadjective

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

Runadjective

Smuggled.

‘run brandy’;

Runverb

To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; - said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog.

Runverb

To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.

‘"Ha, ha, the fox!" and after him they ran.’;

Runverb

To flee, as from fear or danger.

‘As from a bear a man would run for life.’;

Runverb

To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold.

‘The fire ran along upon the ground.’;

Runverb

To steal off; to depart secretly.

Runverb

To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.

‘As wax dissolves, as ice begins to run.’; ‘Sussex iron ores run freely in the fire.’;

Runverb

Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body.

Runverb

To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.

‘Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.’;

Runverb

To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round.

‘She saw with joy the line immortal run,Each sire impressed, and glaring in his son.’;

Runverb

To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; - so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.

‘And had her stock been less, no doubtShe must have long ago run out.’; ‘But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had run up into great bushes, or rather dwarf trees.’;

Runverb

To pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; - often with in or into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt.

‘Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my heart with grief and run distracted?’;

Runverb

To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station.

‘As fast as our time runs, we should be very glad in most part of our lives that it ran much faster.’;

Runverb

To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle.

‘Virgil, in his first Georgic, has run into a set of precepts foreign to his subject.’;

Runverb

To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.

‘When we desire anything, our minds run wholly on the good circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones.’;

Runverb

To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; - with on.

Runverb

To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west.

‘Where the generally allowed practice runs counter to it.’; ‘Little is the wisdom, where the flightSo runs against all reason.’;

Runverb

To be in form thus, as a combination of words.

‘The king's ordinary style runneth, "Our sovereign lord the king."’;

Runverb

To be popularly known; to be generally received.

‘Men gave them their own names, by which they run a great while in Rome.’; ‘Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himself.’;

Runverb

To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly.

‘If the richness of the ground cause turnips to run to leaves.’;

Runverb

To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.

‘A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds.’; ‘Temperate climates run into moderate governments.’;

Runverb

To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing.

‘In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, but near the borders they run into one another.’;

Runverb

To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land.

‘Customs run only upon our goods imported or exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest runs as well upon our ships as goods, and must be yearly paid.’;

Runverb

To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.

Runverb

To cause to run (in the various senses of Run, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block.

Runverb

To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.

‘To run the world back to its first original.’; ‘I would gladly understand the formation of a soul, and run it up to its "punctum saliens."’;

Runverb

To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot.

‘You run your head into the lion's mouth.’; ‘Having run his fingers through his hair.’;

Runverb

To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.

‘They ran the ship aground.’; ‘A talkative person runs himself upon great inconveniences by blabbing out his own or other's secrets.’; ‘Others, accustomed to retired speculations, run natural philosophy into metaphysical notions.’;

Runverb

To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the like.

‘The purest gold must be run and washed.’;

Runverb

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line.

Runverb

To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; - said of contraband or dutiable goods.

‘Heavy impositions . . . are a strong temptation of running goods.’;

Runverb

To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career.

Runverb

To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress.

Runverb

To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below.

‘If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.’;

Runverb

To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.

‘He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, and run his fortune with them.’;

Runverb

To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; to be bathed with; as, the pipe or faucet runs hot water.

‘At the base of Pompey's statua,Which all the while ran blood, great Cæsar fell.’;

Runverb

To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing; as, the rivers ran blood.

Runverb

To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a hotel.

Runverb

To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.

Runverb

To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.

Runverb

To migrate or move in schools; - said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn.

Runverb

To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.

Runnoun

The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run.

Runnoun

A small stream; a brook; a creek.

Runnoun

That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.

Runnoun

A course; a series; that which continues in a certain course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck.

‘They who made their arrangements in the first run of misadventure . . . put a seal on their calamities.’;

Runnoun

State of being current; currency; popularity.

‘It is impossible for detached papers to have a general run, or long continuance, if not diversified with humor.’;

Runnoun

Continued repetition on the stage; - said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights.

‘A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense run.’;

Runnoun

A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.

Runnoun

A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep run.

Runnoun

The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter.

Runnoun

A pleasure excursion; a trip.

‘I think of giving her a run in London.’;

Runnoun

The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.

Runnoun

A roulade, or series of running tones.

Runnoun

The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed.

Runnoun

The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; - said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.

Runnoun

In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made by a player, which enables him to score one point; also, the point thus scored; in cricket, a passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a player made three runs; the side went out with two hundred runs; the Yankees scored three runs in the seventh inning.

‘The "runs" are made from wicket to wicket, the batsmen interchanging ends at each run.’;

Runnoun

A pair or set of millstones.

Runnoun

A number of cards of the same suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.

Runnoun

The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.

‘[Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but he surpasses them in the long run.’; ‘I saw nothing else that is superior to the common run of parks.’; ‘Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his own vast superiority to the common run of men.’; ‘His whole appearance was something out of the common run.’;

Runadjective

Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead.

Runadjective

Smuggled; as, run goods.

Runnoun

a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely;

‘the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th’; ‘their first tally came in the 3rd inning’;

Runnoun

the act of testing something;

‘in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately’; ‘he called each flip of the coin a new trial’;

Runnoun

a race run on foot;

‘she broke the record for the half-mile run’;

Runnoun

an unbroken series of events;

‘had a streak of bad luck’; ‘Nicklaus had a run of birdies’;

Runnoun

(American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball;

‘the defensive line braced to stop the run’; ‘the coach put great emphasis on running’;

Runnoun

a regular trip;

‘the ship made its run in record time’;

Runnoun

the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;

‘he broke into a run’; ‘his daily run keeps him fit’;

Runnoun

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’;

Runnoun

unrestricted freedom to use;

‘he has the run of the house’;

Runnoun

the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);

‘a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint’;

Runnoun

a small stream

Runnoun

a race between candidates for elective office;

‘I managed his campaign for governor’; ‘he is raising money for a Senate run’;

Runnoun

a row of unravelled stitches;

‘she got a run in her stocking’;

Runnoun

the pouring forth of a fluid

Runnoun

an unbroken chronological sequence;

‘the play had a long run on Broadway’; ‘the team enjoyed a brief run of victories’;

Runnoun

a short trip;

‘take a run into town’;

Runverb

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’;

Runverb

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;

‘If you see this man, run!’; ‘The burglars escaped before the police showed up’;

Runverb

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;

‘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’;

Runverb

direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;

‘She is running a relief operation in the Sudan’;

Runverb

have a particular form;

‘the story or argument runs as follows’; ‘as the saying goes...’;

Runverb

move along, of liquids;

‘Water flowed into the cave’; ‘the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi’;

Runverb

perform as expected when applied;

‘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’;

Runverb

change or be different within limits;

‘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’;

Runverb

run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;

‘Who's running for treasurer this year?’;

Runverb

cause to emit recorded sounds;

‘They ran the tapes over and over again’; ‘Can you play my favorite record?’;

Runverb

move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way;

‘who are these people running around in the building?’; ‘She runs around telling everyone of her troubles’; ‘let the dogs run free’;

Runverb

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;

‘She tends to be nervous before her lectures’; ‘These dresses run small’; ‘He inclined to corpulence’;

Runverb

carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;

‘Run the dishwasher’; ‘run a new program on the Mac’; ‘the computer executed the instruction’;

Runverb

be operating, running or functioning;

‘The car is still running--turn it off!’;

Runverb

change from one state to another;

‘run amok’; ‘run rogue’; ‘run riot’;

Runverb

cause to perform;

‘run a subject’; ‘run a process’;

Runverb

be affected by; be subjected to;

‘run a temperature’; ‘run a risk’;

Runverb

continue to exist;

‘These stories die hard’; ‘The legend of Elvis endures’;

Runverb

occur persistently;

‘Musical talent runs in the family’;

Runverb

include as the content; broadcast or publicize;

‘We ran the ad three times’; ‘This paper carries a restaurant review’; ‘All major networks carried the press conference’;

Runverb

carry out;

‘run an errand’;

Runverb

guide or pass over something;

‘He ran his eyes over her body’; ‘She ran her fingers along the carved figurine’; ‘He drew her hair through his fingers’;

Runverb

cause something to pass or lead somewhere;

‘Run the wire behind the cabinet’;

Runverb

make without a miss

Runverb

deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

Runverb

cause an animal to move fast;

‘run the dogs’;

Runverb

be diffused;

‘These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run’;

Runverb

sail before the wind

Runverb

cover by running; run a certain distance;

‘She ran 10 miles that day’;

Runverb

extend or continue for a certain period of time;

‘The film runs 5 hours’;

Runverb

set animals loose to graze

Runverb

keep company;

‘the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring’;

Runverb

run with the ball; in such sports as football

Runverb

travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;

‘Run to the store!’; ‘She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there’;

Runverb

travel a route regularly;

‘Ships ply the waters near the coast’;

Runverb

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);

‘Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland’; ‘The dogs are running deer’; ‘The Duke hunted in these woods’;

Runverb

compete in a race;

‘he is running the Marathon this year’; ‘let's race and see who gets there first’;

Runverb

progress by being changed;

‘The speech has to go through several more drafts’; ‘run through your presentation before the meeting’;

Runverb

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;

‘melt butter’; ‘melt down gold’; ‘The wax melted in the sun’;

Runverb

come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;

‘Her nylons were running’;

Runverb

become undone;

‘the sweater unraveled’;