Run vs. Work — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Run and Work
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Run
To move swiftly on foot so that both or all feet are not on the ground during each stride.
Work
Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something
Cleaning the basement was a lot of work.
Run
To retreat rapidly; flee
When they heard the police siren, they ran.
Work
Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment
Looking for work.
Run
(Informal) To depart; leave
Sorry, I have to run.
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Work
A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood
His work is fixing cars.
Run
To migrate, especially to move in a shoal in order to spawn. Used of fish.
Work
The part of a day devoted to an occupation or undertaking
Met her after work.
Run
To move without hindrance or restraint
We let the dog run in the field.
Work
One's place of employment
Should I call you at home or at work?.
Run
To move or go quickly or hurriedly
Run around doing errands.
Work
Something that one is doing, making, or performing, especially as an occupation or undertaking; a duty or task
Begin the day's work.
Run
To go when in trouble or distress
He is always running to his lawyer.
Work
An amount of such activity either done or required
A week's work.
Run
To make a short, quick trip or visit
Ran next door to borrow a cup of sugar.
Ran down to the store.
Work
The action or effect of an agency
The antibiotic seems to be doing its work.
Run
To take part in a race or contest by running
Ran in the marathon.
Athletes who run for the gold medal.
Work
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing
This scheme was the work of a criminal mastermind. Erosion is the work of wind, water, and time.
Run
To compete in a race for elected office
Ran for mayor.
Work
An act; a deed
"I have seen all the works that are done under the sun.
And, behold, all is vanity" (Ecclesiastes 1:14).
Run
To finish a race or contest in a specified position
Ran second.
Work
An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, or literary or musical composition, or a creative result of other human activity
An early work of Matisse.
A scholarly work of great importance.
Run
To move freely, as on wheels
The car ran downhill. The drawer runs on small bearings.
Work
Works The output of a writer, artist, or composer considered or collected as a whole
The works of Bach.
Run
To travel over a regular route
The ferry runs every hour.
Work
Works Engineering structures, such as bridges or dams.
Run
(Nautical) To sail or steer before the wind or on an indicated course
Run before a storm.
Work
A fortified structure, such as a trench or fortress.
Run
To flow, especially in a steady stream
Fresh water runs from the spring. Turn on the faucet and let the water run.
Work
Needlework, weaving, lacemaking, or a similar textile art.
Run
To melt and flow
The flame made the solder run.
Work
A piece of such textile art.
Run
To emit pus, mucus, or serous fluid
Pollen makes my nose run.
Work
A material or piece of material being processed in a machine during manufacture
Work to be turned in the lathe.
Run
To be wet or covered with a liquid
The street ran with blood. The mourners' eyes ran with tears.
Work
Works (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A factory, plant, or similar building or complex of buildings where a specific type of business or industry is carried on. Often used in combination
A steelworks.
Run
To spread or dissolve, as dyes in fabric.
Work
Works Internal mechanism
The works of a watch.
Run
To have dye spread or dissolve
Colorfast garments are not supposed to run.
Work
The manner, style, or quality of working or treatment; workmanship.
Run
To extend, stretch, or reach in a certain direction or to a particular point
This road runs to the next town.
Work
Abbr. w(Physics) The transfer of energy from one physical system to another, especially the application of a force to move a body in a certain direction. It is calculated as the product of the force and the distance over which it is applied and is expressed in joules, ergs, and foot-pounds.
Run
To extend, spread, or climb as a result of growing
Ivy ran up the wall.
Work
Works Moral or righteous acts or deeds
Salvation by faith rather than works.
Run
To become known or prevalent rapidly in or over an area
Disease that ran rampant.
Work
(Informal) The full range of possibilities; everything. Used with the
Ordered a pizza with the works.
Run
To unravel along a line
Her stocking ran.
Work
(Slang) A thorough beating or other severe treatment. Used with the
Took him outside and gave him the works.
Run
To be valid or in effect, as in a given area
The speed limit runs only to the town line.
Work
Of, relating to, designed for, or engaged in work.
Run
To be present as a valid accompaniment
Fishing rights run with ownership of the land.
Work
To exert oneself physically or mentally in order to do, make, or accomplish something.
Run
To accumulate or accrue
The interest runs from the first of the month.
Work
To be employed; have a job.
Run
To be in operation; function or work
The engine is running.
Work
To function; operate
How does this latch work?.
Run
To pass; elapse
Days ran into weeks.
Work
To function or operate in the desired or required way
The telephone hasn't worked since the thunderstorm.
Run
To tend to persist or recur
Stinginess seems to run in that family.
Work
To have a given effect or outcome
Our friendship works best when we speak our minds.
Run
To pass into or become subject to a specified condition
We ran into debt.
Work
To have the desired effect or outcome; prove successful
This recipe seems to work.
Run
To take a particular form, order, or expression
My reasoning runs thus. The report runs as follows.
Work
To exert an influence. Used with on or upon
Worked on her to join the group.
Run
To tend or incline
Their taste in art runs to the bizarre.
Work
To arrive at a specified condition through gradual or repeated movement
The stitches worked loose.
Run
To occupy or exist in a certain range
The sizes run from small to large.
Work
To proceed or progress slowly and laboriously
Worked through the underbrush.
Worked through my problems in therapy.
Run
To be presented or performed
The lecture is running late. The play ran for six months.
Work
To move in an agitated manner, as with emotion
Her mouth worked with fear.
Run
To be published or broadcast, especially as news
The story ran in the sports section on Sunday.
Work
To behave in a specified way when handled or processed
Not all metals work easily.
Run
To travel over on foot at a pace faster than a walk
Ran the entire distance.
Work
To ferment.
Run
To cause (an animal) to move quickly or rapidly
Ran the horse around the track.
Work
To strain in heavy seas so that the joints give slightly and the fastenings become slack. Used of a boat or ship.
Run
To allow to move without restraint
We like to run the dogs along the beach.
Work
To sail against the wind.
Run
To hunt or pursue; chase
Dogs running deer.
Work
To undergo small motions that result in friction and wear
The gears work against each other.
Run
To cause to move quickly
She ran her fingers along the keyboard.
Work
To cause or effect; bring about
Working miracles.
Run
(Nautical) To cause to move on a course
We ran our boat into a cove.
Work
To cause to operate or function; actuate, use, or manage
Worked the controls.
Can work a lathe.
Run
To cause to be in a given condition
The toddlers ran me ragged.
Work
To shape or forge
"Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor" (Edgar Allan Poe).
Run
To cause to compete in a race
He ran two horses in the Kentucky Derby.
Work
To make or decorate by needlework
Work a sampler.
Run
To present or nominate for elective office
The party ran her for senator.
Work
To solve (a problem) by calculation and reasoning.
Run
To convey or transport
Run me into town. Run the garbage over to the dump.
Work
To knead, stir, or otherwise manipulate in preparation
Work the dough before shaping it.
Run
(Football) To attempt to advance (the ball) by carrying it.
Work
To bring to a specified condition by gradual or repeated effort or work
Finally worked the window open.
Worked the slaves to death.
Run
To smuggle
Run guns.
Work
To make, achieve, or pay for by work or effort
Worked her way to the top.
Worked his passage on the ship.
Run
To pass over or through
Run the rapids.
Run a roadblock.
Work
(Informal) To arrange or contrive. Often used with it
Worked it so that her weekends are free.
Run
To cause to flow
Run water into a tub.
Work
To make productive; cultivate
Work a farm.
Run
To be flowing with
The fountains ran champagne.
Work
To cause to work
Works his laborers hard.
Run
To melt, fuse, or smelt (metal).
Work
To excite or provoke
Worked the mob into a frenzy.
Run
To mold or cast (molten metal)
Run gold into ingots.
Work
To gratify, cajole, or enchant artfully, especially for the purpose of influencing
The politician worked the crowd. The comedian worked the room with flawless rhythm.
Run
To cause to extend or pass
Run a rope between the poles.
Work
To use or manipulate to one's own advantage; exploit
Learned how to work the system.
Worked his relatives for sympathy.
Run
To mark or trace on a surface
Run a pencil line between two points.
Work
To carry on an operation or function in or through
The agent who works that area.
Working the phones for donations.
Run
To sew with a continuous line of stitches
Run a seam.
Work
To ferment (liquor, for example).
Run
To cause to unravel along a line
She ran her stocking on a splinter.
Work
Employment.
Run
To submit for consideration or review
I'll run the idea by you before I write the proposal.
Work
Labour, occupation, job.
My work involves a lot of travel.
Run
To continue to present or perform
Ran the film for a month.
Work
The place where one is employed.
He hasn’t come home yet; he’s still at work.
Run
To publish in a periodical
Run an advertisement.
Work
(by extension) One's employer.
I want to go to the reunion concert, but I'm not sure if my work will give me the time off.
Run
To cause to crash or collide
Ran the car into a fence.
Work
(dated) A factory; a works.
Run
To cause to penetrate
I ran a pin into my thumb.
Work
Effort.
Run
To subject oneself or be subjected to
Run a risk.
Work
Effort expended on a particular task.
Holding a brick over your head is hard work. It takes a lot of work to write a dictionary.
Run
To have as an ongoing financial obligation
Run a deficit.
Run a tab.
Work
Sustained human effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
We know what we must do. Let's go to work.
We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags.
Run
To be as a cost for; cost
Those hotel rooms can run you hundreds of dollars a night.
Work
Something on which effort is expended.
There's lots of work waiting for me at the office.
Run
To score (balls or points) consecutively in billiards
Run 15 balls.
Work
(physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
Work is done against friction to drag a bag along the ground.
Run
To clear (the table) in pool by consecutive scores.
Work
A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process.
Run
To cause to function; operate
Run a machine.
Work
(heading) Product; the result of effort.
Run
To control, manage, or direct
Ran the campaign by himself.
A bureau that runs espionage operations.
Work
The result of a particular manner of production.
There's a lot of guesswork involved.
Run
To do or carry out
Run errands.
Run an experiment.
Work
Something produced using the specified material or tool.
We've got some paperwork to do before we can get started. The piece was decorated with intricate filigree work.
Run
(Computers) To process or execute (a program or instruction).
Work
(countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
It is a work of art.
The poetic works of Alexander Pope
Run
To compare (data) with data in a database or other storage medium
The police ran the license plate number to see if the car was registered.
Work
(countable) A fortification.
William the Conqueror fortified many castles, throwing up new ramparts, bastions and all manner of works.
Run
An act or period of running
How was your run this morning?.
Work
The staging of events to appear as real.
Run
A pace faster than a walk
Set off at a brisk run.
Work
(mining) Ore before it is dressed.
Run
A distance covered by running or traveling
A 10-mile run.
Work
The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
Tell me you're using clean works at least.
Run
The time taken to cover such a distance
By taxi, it is a two minutes' run from the station.
Work
(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
He’s working in a bar.
Run
A quick trip or visit
A run into town.
Work
Followed by in (or at, etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
I work in a national park
She works in the human resources department
He mostly works in logging, but sometimes works in carpentry
Run
A scheduled or regular route
A delivery run.
Work
Followed by as. Said of one's job title
I work as a cleaner.
Run
A straight course or short distance followed by an aircraft before dropping a bomb on a target.
Work
Followed by for. Said of a company or individual who employs.
She works for Microsoft
He works for the president
Run
A stretch or period of riding, as in a race or to the hounds.
Work
Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
I work closely with my Canadian counterparts
You work with computers
She works with the homeless people from the suburbs
Run
(Sports) The distance a golf ball rolls after hitting the ground.
Work
(intransitive) To effect by gradual degrees;
To work into the earth
Run
Unrestricted freedom or use of an area
We had the run of the library.
Work
(transitive) To effect by gradual degrees.
He worked his way through the crowd
The dye worked its way through
Using some tweezers, she worked the bee sting out of her hand
Run
(Sports) A running race
The winner of the mile run.
Work
(transitive) To embroider with thread.
Run
A campaign for public office
She managed his successful senatorial run.
Work
(transitive) To set into action.
He worked the levers.
Run
(Baseball) A point scored by advancing around the bases and reaching home plate safely.
Work
(transitive) To cause to ferment.
Run
(Football) A player's act of carrying the ball, usually for a specified distance
A 30-yard run.
Work
(intransitive) To ferment.
Run
The migration of fish, especially in order to spawn.
Work
(transitive) To exhaust, by working.
The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.
Run
A group or school of fish ascending a river in order to spawn.
Work
(transitive) To shape, form, or improve a material.
He used pliers to work the wire into shape.
Run
A track or slope along or down which something can travel
A logging run.
Work
(transitive) To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
She works the night clubs
The salesman works the Midwest
Run
A pipe or channel through which something flows.
Work
(transitive) To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
Run
(Sports) A particular type of passage down a hill or across country experienced by an athlete, such as a skier or bobsledder
Had two very good runs before the end of the day.
Work
(transitive) To provoke or excite; to influence.
The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy.
Run
A trail or way made or frequented by animals.
Work
(transitive) To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
She knows how to work the system.
Run
An outdoor enclosure for domestic animals or poultry
A dog run.
Work
To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
I cannot work a miracle.
Run
Australian & New Zealand A tract of open land used for raising livestock; a ranch.
Work
(transitive) To cause to work.
He is working his servants hard.
Run
A continuous length or extent of something
A five-foot run of tubing.
Work
(intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
He pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?;
He looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work;
My plan didn’t work
Run
The direction, configuration, or lie of something
The run of the grain in leather.
Work
To influence.
They worked on her to join the group.
Run
(Nautical) The immersed part of a ship's hull abaft of the middle body.
Work
(intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
His fingers worked with tension.
A ship works in a heavy sea.
Run
A length of torn or unraveled stitches in a knitted fabric.
Work
(intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled
This dough does not work easily;
The soft metal works well
Run
(Geology) A vein or seam, as of ore or rock.
Work
To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
Run
A continuous period of operation, especially of a machine or factory
Gave the new furnace a run.
Work
To hurt; to ache.
Run
The production achieved during such a period
A press run of 15,000 copies.
Work
To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
I would never have thought those pieces would go together, but she is working it like nobody's business.
Run
(Computers) An execution of a specific program or instruction.
Work
Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically, physical labor.
Man hath his daily work of body or mindAppointed.
Run
A movement or flow
A run of sap.
Work
The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work.
Come on, Nerissa; I have work in handThat you yet know not of.
In every work that he began . . . he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Run
The duration or amount of such a flow.
Work
That which is produced as the result of labor; anything accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance; fabric; manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed, service, effect, result, achievement, feat.
To leave no rubs or blotches in the work.
The work some praise,And some the architect.
Fancy . . . Wild work produces oft, and most in dreams.
The composition or dissolution of mixed bodies . . . is the chief work of elements.
Run
A drip of paint or a mark left by such a drip.
Work
Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison. (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery.
I am glad I have found this napkin; . . . I'll have the work ta'en out,And give 't Iago.
Run
Eastern Lower Northern US See creek.
Work
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works.
Run
A fall or slide, as of sand or mud.
Work
Manner of working; management; treatment; as, unskillful work spoiled the effect.
Run
An unbroken series or sequence
A run of dry summers.
Work
The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg.
Energy is the capacity of doing work . . . Work is the transference of energy from one system to another.
Run
(Games) A continuous sequence of playing cards in one suit.
Work
Ore before it is dressed.
Run
An unbroken sequence or period of performances or presentations, as in the theater.
Work
Performance of moral duties; righteous conduct.
He shall reward every man according to his works.
Faith, if it hath not works, is dead.
Run
A successful sequence of actions, such as well-played shots or victories in a sport.
Work
Break; twist.
Run
(Music) A rapid sequence of notes.
Work
The causing of motion against a resisting force, measured by the product of the force into the component of the motion resolved along the direction of the force.
Energy is the capacity of doing work. . . . Work is the transference of energy from one system to another.
Run
A series of unexpected and urgent demands, as by depositors or customers
A run on a bank.
Work
Ore before it is dressed.
Run
A sustained state or condition
A run of good luck.
Work
To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
O thou good Kent, how shall I live and work,To match thy goodness?
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you.
Whether we work or play, or sleep or wake,Our life doth pass.
Run
A trend or tendency
The run of events.
Work
Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well.
We bend to that the working of the heart.
Run
The average type, group, or category
The broad run of voters want the candidate to win.
Work
Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce.
We know that all things work together for good to them that love God.
This so wrought upon the child, that afterwards he desired to be taught.
She marveled how she could ever have been wrought upon to marry him.
Run
Runs(Informal)Diarrhea. Often used with the.
Work
To carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.
They that work in fine flax . . . shall be confounded.
Run
Being in a melted or molten state
Run butter.
Run gold.
Work
To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
Confused with working sands and rolling waves.
Run
Completely exhausted from running.
Work
To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; - with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth.
Till body up to spirit work, in boundsProportioned to each kind.
Run
To move swiftly.
Work
To ferment, as a liquid.
The working of beer when the barm is put in.
Run
(intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. Compare walk.
Run, Sarah, run!
Work
To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic.
Purges . . . work best, that is, cause the blood so to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room.
Run
(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.
Work
To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor.
He could have told them of two or three gold mines, and a silver mine, and given the reason why they forbare to work them at that time.
Run
(transitive) To cause to move quickly or 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.
Work
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
Each herb he knew, that works or good or ill.
Run
To compete in a race.
The horse will run the Preakness next year.
I'm not ready to run a marathon.
Work
To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion.
So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stainsOf rushing torrents and descending rains,Works itself clear, and as it runs, refines,Till by degrees the floating mirror shines.
Run
(transitive) To transport someone or something, notionally at a brisk pace.
Could you run me over to the store?
Please run this report upstairs to director's office.
Work
To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage; to lead.
Run
Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
The bus (train, plane, ferry boat, etc) runs between Newport and Riverside
Work
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
Run
(transitive) To transit a length of a river, as in whitewater rafting.
Work
To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.
Knowledge in building and working ships.
Now, Marcus, thy virtue's the proof;Put forth thy utmost strength, work every nerve.
The mariners all 'gan work the ropes,Where they were wont to do.
Run
(intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
Work
To cause to ferment, as liquor.
Tears of joy for your returning spilt,Work out and expiate our former guilt.
The sun, that rolls his chariot o'er their heads,Works up more fire and color in their cheeks.
Run
To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
Work
Activity directed toward making or doing something;
She checked several points needing further work
Run
(transitive) To achieve or perform by running or as if by running.
The horse ran a great race.
Work
A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing;
It is not regarded as one of his more memorable works
The symphony was hailed as an ingenious work
He was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey
The work of an active imagination
Erosion is the work of wind or water over time
Run
(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.
Work
The occupation for which you are paid;
He is looking for employment
A lot of people are out of work
Run
To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
If you have a collision with a vehicle oncoming from the right, after having run priority to the right, you are at fault.
Work
Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading);
Mastering a second language requires a lot of work
No schools offer graduate study in interior design
Run
To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
Work
The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it);
He studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
Picasso's work can be divided into periods
Run
(fluids) To flow.
Work
A place where work is done;
He arrived at work early today
Run
(intransitive) Of a liquid, to flow.
The river runs through the forest.
There's blood running down your leg.
Work
(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force;
Work equals force times distance
Run
To move or spread quickly.
There's a strange story running around the neighborhood.
The flu is running through my daughter's kindergarten.
Work
Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity;
I will work hard to improve my grades
She worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
Run
(intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
Your nose is running.
Why is the hose still running?
Work
Be employed;
Is your husband working again?
My wife never worked
Do you want to work after the age of 60?
She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money
She works as a waitress to put herself through college
Run
(transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.
You'll have to run the water a while before it gets hot.
Could you run a bath for me, please?
Work
Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;
The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought
How does your idea work in practice?
This method doesn't work
The breaks of my new car act quickly
The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
Run
(intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
Work
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
Run
(intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
During washing, the red from the rug ran onto the white sheet, staining it pink.
Work
Shape, form, or improve a material;
Work stone into tools
Process iron
Work the metal
Run
To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
To run bullets
Work
Give a work-out to;
Some parents exercise their infants
My personal trainer works me hard
Work one's muscles
Run
To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
Work
Proceed along a path;
Work one's way through the crowd
Make one's way into the forest
Run
(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 the candidate's expensive campaign.
Work
Operate in a certain place, area, or specialty;
She works the night clubs
The salesman works the Midwest
This artist works mostly in acrylics
Run
(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.
Work
Proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity;
Work your way through every problem or task
She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived
Start from the bottom and work towards the top
Run
To make participate in certain kinds of competitions
Work
Move in an agitated manner;
His fingers worked with tension
Run
(transitive) To make run in a race.
He ran his best horse in the Derby.
Work
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence;
I cannot work a miracle
Wreak havoc
Bring comments
Play a joke
The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
Run
(transitive) To make run in an election.
The Green Party is running twenty candidates in this election.
Work
Cause to work;
He is working his servants hard
Run
To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
To run through life; to run in a circle
Work
Prepare for crops;
Work the soil
Cultivate the land
Run
(intransitive) To be presented in 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.
Work
Behave in a certain way when handled;
This dough does not work easily
The soft metal works well
Run
(transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
Run a story; run an ad
Work
Have and exert influence or effect;
The artist's work influenced the young painter
She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
Run
(transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
To run guns; to run rum
Work
Operate in or through;
Work the phones
Run
To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.
Work
Cause to operate or function;
This pilot works the controls
Can you work an electric drill?
Run
To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
Work
Provoke or excite;
The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy
Run
(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.
Work
Gratify and charm, usually in order to influence;
The political candidate worked the crowds
Run
(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: …
Work
Make something, usually for a specific function;
She molded the riceballs carefully
Form cylinders from the dough
Shape a figure
Work the metal into a sword
Run
(transitive) To make something extend in space.
I need to run this wire along the wall.
Work
Move into or onto;
Work the raisins into the dough
The student worked a few jokes into his presentation
Work the body onto the flatbed truck
Run
(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.
Work
Make uniform;
Knead dough
Work the clay until it is soft
Run
(transitive) To make a machine operate.
It's full. You can run the dishwasher now.
Don't run the engine so fast.
Work
Use or manipulate to one's advantage;
He exploit the new taxation system
She knows how to work the system
He works his parents for sympathy
Run
(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.
Work
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of;
Did you solve the problem?
Work out your problems with the boss
This unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out
Did you get it?
Did you get my meaning?
He could not work the math problem
Run
To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
To run from one subject to another
Work
Cause to undergo fermentation;
We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content
The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats
Run
(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.
Work
Go sour or spoil;
The milk has soured
The wine worked
The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
Run
(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.
Work
Arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion;
The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times
Run
(intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
My stocking is running.
Run
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
Run
To cause to enter; to thrust.
To run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into one's foot
Run
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
Run
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
To run a line
Run
To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
To run the risk of losing one's life
Run
To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
Run
To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
Run
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.
Run
To control or have precedence in a card game.
Every three or four hands he would run the table.
Run
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
Run
(archaic) To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Run
To have growth or development.
Boys and girls run up rapidly.
Run
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
Run
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.
Run
To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
Run
(golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
Run
To speedrun.
Run
Past participle of rin
Run
Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
I just got back from my morning run.
Run
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.
Run
A pleasure trip.
Let's go for a run in the car.
Run
Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
Run
Migration of fish.
Run
A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
Run
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to:
Run
A (regular) trip or route.
The bus on the Cherry Street run is always crowded.
Run
The route taken while running or skiing.
Which run did you do today?
Run
A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
Run
The distance sailed by a ship.
A good run; a run of fifty miles
Run
A voyage.
A run to China
Run
A trial.
The data got lost, so I'll have to perform another run of the experiment.
Run
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.
Run
(video games) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
This was my first successful run without losing any health.
Run
Unrestricted use. have the run of.
He can have the run of the house.
Run
An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
He set up a rabbit run.
Run
Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
Run
State of being current; currency; popularity.
Run
Continuous or sequential
Run
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.
Run
A series of tries in a game that were successful.
If our team can keep up their strong defense, expect them to make a run in this tournament.
Run
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.
Run
The period of 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.
Run
(slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
Run
(card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
Run
(music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
Run
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
Run
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".
Run
A quick pace, faster than a walk.
He broke into a run.
Run
(of horses) A fast gallop.
Run
(banking) 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.
Run
Any sudden large demand for something.
There was a run on Christmas presents.
Run
Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces
Run
The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
Run
The horizontal length of a set of stairs
Run
(construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
Run
A standard or unexceptional group or category.
He stood out from the usual run of applicants.
Run
In sports
Run
(baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
Run
(cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
Run
(American football) A running play.
[...] one of the greatest runs of all time.
Run
(golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
Run
(golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
Run
The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
Run
A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
I have a run in my stocking.
Run
(nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
Run
(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.
Run
A pair or set of millstones.
Run
(speedrunning) Shortening of speedrun.
Run
In a liquid state; melted or molten.
Put some run butter on the vegetables.
Run
Cast in a mould.
Run
Exhausted; depleted especially with "down" or "out".
Run
Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
Run
Smuggled.
Run brandy
Run
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.
Run
To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.
"Ha, ha, the fox!" and after him they ran.
Run
To flee, as from fear or danger.
As from a bear a man would run for life.
Run
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.
Run
To steal off; to depart secretly.
Run
To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.
As wax dissolves, as ice begins to run.
Sussex iron ores run freely in the fire.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
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?
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; - with on.
Run
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.
Run
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
The king's ordinary style runneth, "Our sovereign lord the king."
Run
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.
Run
To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly.
If the richness of the ground cause turnips to run to leaves.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.
Run
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."
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the like.
The purest gold must be run and washed.
Run
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line.
Run
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.
Run
To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career.
Run
To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress.
Run
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.
Run
To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, and run his fortune with them.
Run
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.
Run
To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing; as, the rivers ran blood.
Run
To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a hotel.
Run
To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
Run
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.
Run
To migrate or move in schools; - said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn.
Run
To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
Run
The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run.
Run
A small stream; a brook; a creek.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.
Run
A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep run.
Run
The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter.
Run
A pleasure excursion; a trip.
I think of giving her a run in London.
Run
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.
Run
A roulade, or series of running tones.
Run
The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed.
Run
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.
Run
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.
Run
A pair or set of millstones.
Run
A number of cards of the same suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.
Run
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.
Run
Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead.
Run
Smuggled; as, run goods.
Run
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
Run
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
Run
A race run on foot;
She broke the record for the half-mile run
Run
An unbroken series of events;
Had a streak of bad luck
Nicklaus had a run of birdies
Run
(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
Run
A regular trip;
The ship made its run in record time
Run
The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;
He broke into a run
His daily run keeps him fit
Run
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
Run
Unrestricted freedom to use;
He has the run of the house
Run
The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);
A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint
Run
A small stream
Run
A race between candidates for elective office;
I managed his campaign for governor
He is raising money for a Senate run
Run
A row of unravelled stitches;
She got a run in her stocking
Run
The pouring forth of a fluid
Run
An unbroken chronological sequence;
The play had a long run on Broadway
The team enjoyed a brief run of victories
Run
A short trip;
Take a run into town
Run
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
Run
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
If you see this man, run!
The burglars escaped before the police showed up
Run
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
Run
Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
Run
Have a particular form;
The story or argument runs as follows
As the saying goes...
Run
Move along, of liquids;
Water flowed into the cave
The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Run
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
Run
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
Run
Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;
Who's running for treasurer this year?
Run
Cause to emit recorded sounds;
They ran the tapes over and over again
Can you play my favorite record?
Run
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
Run
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
Run
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
Run
Be operating, running or functioning;
The car is still running--turn it off!
Run
Change from one state to another;
Run amok
Run rogue
Run riot
Run
Cause to perform;
Run a subject
Run a process
Run
Be affected by; be subjected to;
Run a temperature
Run a risk
Run
Continue to exist;
These stories die hard
The legend of Elvis endures
Run
Occur persistently;
Musical talent runs in the family
Run
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
Run
Carry out;
Run an errand
Run
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
Run
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
Run the wire behind the cabinet
Run
Make without a miss
Run
Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Run
Cause an animal to move fast;
Run the dogs
Run
Be diffused;
These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
Run
Sail before the wind
Run
Cover by running; run a certain distance;
She ran 10 miles that day
Run
Extend or continue for a certain period of time;
The film runs 5 hours
Run
Set animals loose to graze
Run
Keep company;
The heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring
Run
Run with the ball; in such sports as football
Run
Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;
Run to the store!
She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there
Run
Travel a route regularly;
Ships ply the waters near the coast
Run
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
Run
Compete in a race;
He is running the Marathon this year
Let's race and see who gets there first
Run
Progress by being changed;
The speech has to go through several more drafts
Run through your presentation before the meeting
Run
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
Run
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;
Her nylons were running
Run
Become undone;
The sweater unraveled
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