run
run
rƌn
ran
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "run"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to move using our legs, faster than we usually walk, in a way that both feet are never on the ground at the same time
Intransitive: to run | to run somewhere
to run definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I had to run to make sure I did n't miss the train.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to participate in a race
Transitive: to run a race | to run in a race
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Are you planning to run in the upcoming track meet?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻŽāĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ?
1.2

āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to escape, often in a sudden or hasty manner
Intransitive: to run | to run somewhere
to run definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The thief ran when he saw the police.
āĻšā§‹āϰ āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāϞāĨ¤
1.3

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to move or travel a specific distance by running
Transitive: to run a distance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They challenged each other to run a mile as fast as they could.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāϕ⧇ āϝāϤāϟāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāχāϞ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.4

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to make an animal go quickly by riding or driving it fast
Transitive: to run an animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cowboy skillfully ran his horse across the open plains.
āĻ•āĻžāωāĻŦāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϞāĨ¤
1.5

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to run for doing exercise or as a sport
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She used to run regularly during her college years to stay in shape.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āϞ⧇āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.6

āĻ†ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϘāϟāĻž

(of a race) to happen or take place
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The race will run even if there's a delay due to technical issues.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻšāϞ⧇āĻ“ āϰ⧇āϏ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.7

āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋

to enter a participant into a racing event or competition
Transitive: to run a participant in a race
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The trainer decided to run their fastest racehorse in the upcoming derby.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤāϤāĻŽ āϰ⧇āϏāĻšāĻ°ā§āϏ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to own, manage, or organize something such as a business, campaign, a group of animals, etc.
Transitive: to run a business or campaign
to run definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ran a successful bakery that was known for its delicious pastries.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁ āĻĒ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.1

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāϏāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of plans, systems, or organizations) to function or progress in a certain way
Intransitive: to run in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The event is running according to the predetermined agenda.
āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āϚāϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.2

āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to carry out or perform a test, experiment, or similar activity
Transitive: to run an experiment or analysis
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The engineers will run simulations to assess the performance of the design.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŋāĻŽā§āϞ⧇āĻļāύ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
2.3

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāĻžā§āϚāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of an exhibit or play) to be presented or performed
Intransitive: to run somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Shakespeare 's Hamlet is running at the local theater this weekend.
āĻļ⧇āĻ•ā§āϏāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāϞ⧇āϟ āĻāχ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āϚāϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.4

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to offer educational programs or courses to individuals to participate in
Transitive: to run a program or course
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The organization is running a training program for aspiring entrepreneurs.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϏ⧂āϚāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϚāϞāĻž, āϤāĻžā§œāĻžāϤāĻžā§œāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to go and do something quickly
Intransitive: to run somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'll have to run out to the car and grab my phone.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§‹āύāϟāĻž āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
3.1

āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to quickly deliver something to a person situated at a particular location
Transitive: to run sth to sb | to run sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He hurried to run the keys to his colleague who had forgotten them at home.
āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
04

āϚāϞāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to pass in a specific direction
Intransitive: to run to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wind runs across the open field.
āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4.1

āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to continue moving forward without stopping when there is an obstacle such as a red light or blockade
Transitive: to run an obstacle or sign
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I do n't advise running red lights; it's dangerous and against the law.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϞāĻžāϞ āφāϞ⧋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāχ āύāĻž; āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇āĨ¤
4.2

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move something in a specific direction
Transitive: to run sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ran a brush over the canvas to create texture.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϚāĻžāϰ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to extend or pass in a specific direction
Intransitive: to run to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pipeline will run across the entire field.
āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒāϞāĻžāχāύāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
5.1

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to lead something to extend or stretch in a specific direction
Transitive: to run sth to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They ran a hose from the water source to the garden.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϜāϞ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϞāĨ¤
06

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause engines or machines to operate, function, or perform their designated tasks
Transitive: to run a machine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you run the generator to provide electricity for the event?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻœā§‡āύāĻžāϰ⧇āϟāϰ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
6.1

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of engines or machines) to operate, function, or perform their designated tasks
Intransitive
to run definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The washing machine is currently running.
āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϚāϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

(of a tape) to actively record an audio or video content
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The singer started singing as soon as the tape began running.
āĻŸā§‡āĻĒ āϚāϞāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
7.1

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to play a recorded audio or video
Transitive: to run a recorded audio or video
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ran a podcast episode during the long car ride.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻāĻĒāĻŋāϏ⧋āĻĄ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
7.2

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a recording) to be playing
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie is running on the big screen tonight.
āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āφāϜ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϚāϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤
7.3

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause a tape to move in either a backward or forward direction
Complex Transitive: to run sth in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She quickly ran the tape forward to skip the ads.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻĒāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
7.4

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a tape or recording device) to move backward or forward for the purpose of review or locating specific content
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cassette runs forward to the next track.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϟāϟāĻŋ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāĨ¤
08

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of computer programs) to function and execute its tasks
Intransitive: to run | to run point in time | to run in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The game runs smoothly on high-end graphics cards.
āϗ⧇āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāχ-āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤
8.1

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause a program to function and execute its tasks
Transitive: to run a computer program
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Make sure to run the software compatibility test before upgrading.
āφāĻĒāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏāĻĢā§āϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
09

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of means of transportation) to make a scheduled and regular journey along a specific route
Intransitive: to run | to run somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The shuttle bus runs from the hotel to the airport every hour.
āĻļāĻžāϟāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻšā§‹āĻŸā§‡āϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤
9.1

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to initiate and make a particular mode of transportation available for public use
Transitive: to run a mode of transportation somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company announced they will run ferries between the two islands.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϰāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
9.2

āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to take someone to a particular place by a vehicle
Transitive: to run sb somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My brother offered to run me to the doctor's office.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāχ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
10

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have, maintain, and drive a vehicle
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to run a vehicle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They run a camper van for family vacations.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāύ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ.
11

āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to change in a certain manner, particularly not a good one
Linking Verb: to run [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her enthusiasm ran cold when she heard the news.
āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻš āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
11.1

āĻ, āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇

to be at or close to a specific amount, level, size, etc.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The marathon runner 's time for the race ran just under 3 hours.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϰ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ 3 āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āĻŽāĨ¤
12

āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž

to take place or happen with a delay or lateness compared to the planned time
Linking Verb: to run [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The concert started running late because of technical issues.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
13

āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to include everything within specific boundaries
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The available shirt sizes run from small to extra-large.
āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāχāϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•ā§āϏāĻŸā§āϰāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤
14

āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of liquids) to flow
Intransitive: to run somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stream runs into the lake.
āĻāϰāύāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§āϰāĻĻ⧇ āĻŦāĻšā§‡āĨ¤
14.1

āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϤāϰāϞ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of solid material) to melt or transform into fluid
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chocolate bar left in the sun began to run and become gooey.
āϰ⧋āĻĻ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
14.2

āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž, āĻ›āĻžāρāĻšā§‡ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž

to melt a substance, usually metal, and pour it into a mold so it takes a defined shape as it cools and solidifies
Transitive: to run sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The foundry will run new ingots of aluminum today.
āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻžāχāĻ–āĻžāύāĻž āφāϜ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϟ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
14.3

āĻŦāĻšāĻž, āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

(of a liquid or color) to unintentionally flow or spread onto an unintended area
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tears caused the mascara to run.
āĻ…āĻļā§āϰ⧁ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻšāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14.4

āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause a liquid to flow
Transitive: to run water or water delivery tools
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ran the hose to fill the pool with water.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϞāϟāĻŋ āϜāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‹āϜ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14.5

āϰāĻ‚ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϰāĻ‚ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

(with reference to color or colorant in a piece of clothing or paper) to lose color when becoming wet and to spread that color to other pieces of clothing, etc.
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The red shirt ran in the wash and turned my white socks pink.
āϞāĻžāϞ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻ‚ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŽā§‹āϜāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒā§€ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14.6

āĻŦāĻšāĻž, āĻāϰāĻž

to release or discharge a liquid
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt a cold coming on as her nose started to run.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻ• āĻŦāĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14.7

āĻ­āϰāĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to fill a bathtub with water
Transitive: to run a bath
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The kids were excited to have their bath, so they asked their mom to run it for them.
āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϏāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāχ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϟāĻŦ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤
14.8

āĻŦāĻšāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āϜāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause water to flow over or along a surface
Transitive: to run sth under water
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ran the vase under the faucet to wash away the dust.
āϧ⧁āϞ⧋ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻĻāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ•āϞ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14.9

āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

(of a tap) to flow with water
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I left the faucet running while washing the dishes, and now the sink is overflowing.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ–āύ āϏāĻŋāĻ‚āĻ• āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāĻĢā§āϞ⧋ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14.10

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to operate or open a tap, causing water to flow out of it
Transitive: to run a tap
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ran the tap to rinse off the soap from her hands.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āύāϞ āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14.11

āωāĻ›āϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be thoroughly filled or soaked with a specific substance
Transitive: to run a liquid | to run with a liquid
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the paint spill, the floor ran with a thick, sticky layer.
āϰāĻ‚ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁, āφāĻ āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻšāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
15

āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to continue over a certain period of time
Intransitive: to run sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The conference ran for three hours and covered multiple topics.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§‡āϞāύāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāύ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āϚāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
15.1

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŦ⧈āϧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to start or continue to function or be valid
Intransitive: to run sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The contract with the supplier is set to run for another two years.
āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
16

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(with reference to a newspaper, magazine, story, etc.) to print and publish
Transitive: to run written material
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The magazine ran a feature on healthy eating.
āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
16.1

āĻŦāϞāĻž, āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

(with reference to a story, conversation, saying, text, etc.) to have a particular content or wording
Transitive: to run that | to run a quote
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
" Controversial Decision Sparks Debate, " ran the news article's title.
"āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇," āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŋāϰ⧋āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ.
16.2

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ›āĻžāĻĒāĻž

(of a story, etc.) to be published in a magazine, newspaper, etc.
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The story ran as the cover feature in the latest issue.
āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
17

āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ­āĻŋāϗ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to navigate or travel through rapids or a waterfall in a boat
Transitive: to run a rapid or a waterfall
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The experienced kayakers decided to run the challenging waterfall.
āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āϜāϞāĻĒā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
17.1

āϚāϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž

to sail a boat or ship in a direction aligned with the wind, allowing it to move swiftly and smoothly
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The experienced sailor knew it was the perfect time to run when the wind direction favored a smooth and swift journey.
āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āϜāĻžāύāϤ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋ āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
18

āωāĻ āĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of the sea, tide, or river) to rise to a higher level or flow with increased speed
Intransitive: to run in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the storm approached, the tide began to run higher, causing concern among the sailors.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϝāĻž āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
19

āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to cost someone a particular amount of money
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new computer setup might run you around $ 1500.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāωāϟāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϟāφāĻĒ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ $1500 āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
19.1

āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to let charges on a bill increase over time without paying them immediately
Transitive: to run a bill
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ran a tab at the restaurant, so she could enjoy her meal without worrying about the bill immediately.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžā§ŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
20

āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϟāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

(with reference to a pair of tights or a stocking) to develop a long thin hole
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My tights ran when I accidentally caught them on a nail.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϟāĻžāχāϟāϏ āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
21

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of wild animals) to pursue or chase a target prey during a hunt
Transitive: to run prey
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A pack of wolves ran the moose deep into the forest before bringing it down.
āύ⧇āĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāϞ āĻšāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻŦāύ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āφāϗ⧇āĨ¤
22

āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻŽā§‡āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accompany or associate closely with a specific group, people, or animals
Intransitive: to run with sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to run with a new crowd after moving to the city to pursue her career.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
23

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to advance while carrying the ball, typically in sports such as football, soccer, or rugby
Transitive: to run sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The quarterback decided to run the ball instead of passing it.
āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
23.1

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make a golf ball move on the ground after hitting it
Intransitive: to run somewhere | to run to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She aimed carefully, hit the ball, and watched it run towards the fairway.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĢ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
24

āĻĒāĻžāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦ⧈āϧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āφāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to take goods in or out a country in an illegal way
Transitive: to run illegal goods somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Customs caught a group of smugglers trying to run illegal goods across the border.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŽāϏ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āϰāĻžāϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĻāϞāϕ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒ⧇āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦ⧈āϧ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
25

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ

to achieve a consecutive series of successes or counts
Transitive: to run a series of successes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the game of darts, he ran five bullseyes in a row.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāϏ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāρāϚāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϞāϏāφāχ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
26

āϚāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āϘāĻžāϏ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to allow or lead animals eat grass or vegetation in a designated area with plenty of plants
Transitive: to run animals
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They ran the sheep in the meadow for their daily meals.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧈āύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇ āϭ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϚāϰāĻžāϤāĨ¤
27

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to alter or improve the properties of a substance or material, often through a mechanical or chemical process
Transitive: to run a substance in a process or machine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They run juice in a press to extract fresh fruit flavors.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻĢāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϜ⧁āϏāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
28

āϚāϞāĻž, āϚāϞ⧇ āφāϏāĻž

to be consistently present or recurring, often as a trait or characteristic within a particular group or context
Transitive: to run in a person or bloodline | to run among a group of people
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Artistic creativity runs in her bloodline; her ancestors were renowned painters.
āĻļ⧈āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇; āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώāϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āĨ¤
28.1

āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to tend to have or exhibit a particular quality or feature
Transitive: to run to a quality or feature | to run toward a quality or feature
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Our family tends to run to tall individuals.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻā§‹āρāĻ• āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
29

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(with reference to cricket and baseball) to quickly move between bases or wickets, typically in response to a successful hit or play
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The players exchanged ends after running between the wickets.
āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϰāĻž āωāχāϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
30

āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ āĻž

(of fish) to migrate or move in significant numbers within a river, particularly for the purpose of spawning
Transitive: to run an area
Intransitive: to run
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Catfish, carp and suckers annually run inland waterways on spawning drives.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻŋāĻļ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āĻ•āĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāύāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āϜāϞāĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move smoothly and efficiently, as if on wheels or rollers
Intransitive: to run in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The file drawers ran smoothly on their ball bearings, making it easy to access the files.
āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻĄā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ‚āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇, āϝāĻž āĻĢāĻžāχāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of information, rumors, ideas, etc.) to be widely or commonly known, discussed, or spread among people
Intransitive: to run in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The news quickly ran through the school that classes were canceled.
āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to be inherent or connected to a particular condition, property, or situation, often implying that it cannot be separated
Transitive: to run with a condition or property
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The easement allowing access to the beach runs with the property, granting all future owners the same privilege.
āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇, āϝāĻž āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āχ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāϞāĻž

to follow a specific sequence or arrangement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The numbers on the clock run clockwise from 1 to 12.
āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ 1 āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ 12 āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to occupy or hold a specific rank or standing in a race or competition
Linking Verb: to run [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the chess tournament, he aims to run second by the end of the day.
āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϟ⧁āĻ°ā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to track or investigate the origin or source of a particular item, information, rumor, or situation
Transitive: to run the origin of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The detective ran the criminal's steps back to the scene of the crime.
āĻ—ā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ⧀āϰ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ­āϰāĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to insert or drive an object into a surface or substance
Transitive: to run sth into a surface or substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
While playing in the woods, she ran a thorn into her finger.
āĻŦāύ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϙ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ, āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to pass a needle and thread through a material or surface in a continuous manner
Transitive: to run a stitch
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The surgeon skillfully ran stitches to close the wound after the surgery.
āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻĒāĻĄā§‡āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to update or modify a record, tally, or count by including new information or data
Transitive: to run a record or tally to a total
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ran her savings account balance to a thousand dollars by depositing her birthday money.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϟāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžā§āϚ⧟ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻāĻ• āĻšāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋

(with reference to baseball) to remove or eject a manager, coach, or player from a game as a punishment
Transitive: to run a baseball coach or player
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The player 's heated argument with the official led to him being run from the game.
āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻĒā§āϤ āϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϚāϞāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a train) to travel along a track on wheels, carrying passengers or goods
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Yesterday, the train ran smoothly despite the stormy weather that disrupted other modes of transportation.
āĻ—āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ, āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻšāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ

the act of moving on foot at a fast pace, often faster than walking, as a form of exercise or to travel a distance quickly
run definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The marathon is a challenging 10-kilometer run through the city.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻšāϞ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ 10-āĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧋āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĨ¤
02

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ

a long line or row of loosened, torn, or unraveled threads in a fabric, often seen in tights or stockings
Dialectamerican flagAmerican
ladderbritish flagBritish
run definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A snag caused a long run down the fabric.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϰāĻžāύ, āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ

a score resulted from a player successfully reaches home plate after touching all the bases in order without being put out
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She crossed the plate to score the winning run in the ninth inning.
āύāĻŦāĻŽ āχāύāĻŋāĻ‚āϏ⧇ āϜāϝāĻŧā§€ āϰāĻžāύ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻĨ

a regular or scheduled journey, trip, or service
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He takes the same run to work every morning.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āχ āϰ⧁āϟ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
05

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ

a short journey or trip, often informal or brief
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He made a run downtown before lunch.
āϏ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻžāύ

an act of trying out, testing, or evaluating something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He did a run of the prototype to check its performance.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻŸā§‹āϟāĻžāχāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
07

āϧāĻžāϰāĻž, āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ

an unbroken sequence or series of events, performances, or items in chronological order
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She enjoyed a winning run in the tournament.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϟ⧁āĻ°ā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāϝāĻŧā§€ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

the flow or movement of a liquid as it pours or spreads

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She noticed a run of paint down the wall.
āϏ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž

a race where participants move swiftly on foot to reach a specific distance or finish line
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The school organized a fun run to promote fitness among students and staff.
āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϟāύ⧇āϏ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž

a campaign in which candidates compete for elected office
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The senator 's run was closely watched by the media.
āϏ⧇āύ⧇āϟāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻž

an uninterrupted series of events, performances, or outcomes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The show had a long run at the theater.
āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻļā§‹āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āϏāĻŋāϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
12

āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ, āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ

the output or production achieved during a continuous operating period of a machine, factory, or process
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Quality checks are done at the end of each production run.
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unrestricted freedom to act, move, or use something as desired
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gave the interns run of the laboratory.
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the continuous period during which a machine, factory, or system operates without stopping
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Maintenance checks are done after each run.
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overrun
rerun
runner
run
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