English Dictionary

RUN (ran, running)

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: ran  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, running  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does run mean? 

RUN (noun)
  The noun RUN has 16 senses:

1. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safelyplay

2. the act of testing somethingplay

3. a race run on footplay

4. an unbroken series of eventsplay

5. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing teamplay

6. a regular tripplay

7. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast paceplay

8. the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operationplay

9. unrestricted freedom to useplay

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

11. a small streamplay

12. a race between candidates for elective officeplay

13. a row of unravelled stitchesplay

14. the pouring forth of a fluidplay

15. an unbroken chronological sequenceplay

16. a short tripplay

  Familiarity information: RUN used as a noun is very familiar.


RUN (verb)
  The verb RUN has 41 senses:

1. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given timeplay

2. flee; take to one's heels; cut and runplay

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

4. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.play

5. have a particular formplay

6. move along, of liquidsplay

7. perform as expected when appliedplay

8. change or be different within limitsplay

9. run, stand, or compete for an office or a positionplay

10. cause to emit recorded audio or videoplay

11. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled wayplay

12. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclinedplay

13. be operating, running or functioningplay

14. change from one state to anotherplay

15. cause to performplay

16. be affected by; be subjected toplay

17. continue to existplay

18. occur persistentlyplay

19. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machineplay

20. include as the content; broadcast or publicizeplay

21. carry outplay

22. pass over, across, or throughplay

23. cause something to pass or lead somewhereplay

24. make without a missplay

25. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquorplay

26. cause an animal to move fastplay

27. be diffusedplay

28. sail before the windplay

29. cover by running; run a certain distanceplay

30. extend or continue for a certain period of timeplay

31. set animals loose to grazeplay

32. keep companyplay

33. run with the ball; in such sports as footballplay

34. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) meansplay

35. travel a route regularlyplay

36. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)play

37. compete in a raceplay

38. progress by being changedplay

39. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heatingplay

40. come unraveled or undone as if by snaggingplay

41. become undoneplay

  Familiarity information: RUN used as a verb is very familiar.


 Dictionary entry details 


RUN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

run; tally

Context example:

their first tally came in the 3rd inning

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

earned run (a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team)

unearned run (a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team)

rbi; run batted in (a run that is the result of the batter's performance)

Derivation:

run (make without a miss)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of testing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

run; test; trial

Context example:

he called each flip of the coin a new trial

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

assay (a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)

clinical test; clinical trial (a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use)

double blind (a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results)

preclinical phase; preclinical test; preclinical trial (a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial)

audition; tryout (a test of the suitability of a performer)

field trial (a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving)

fitting; try-on; trying on (putting clothes on to see whether they fit)

Ministry of Transportation test; MOT; MOT test (a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes)

pilot program; pilot project (activity planned as a test or trial)

Snellen test (a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart)

Derivation:

run (progress by being changed)


Sense 3

Meaning:

A race run on foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

foot race; footrace; run

Context example:

she broke the record for the half-mile run

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

race (a contest of speed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

fun run; funrun (a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity))

marathon (a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards)

obstacle race (a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles)

steeplechase (a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump)

track event (a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))

Derivation:

run (compete in a race)

run (cover by running; run a certain distance)

run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)

run (cause an animal to move fast)


Sense 4

Meaning:

An unbroken series of events

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

run; streak

Context example:

Nicklaus had a run of birdies

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

succession (a group of people or things arranged or following in order)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

losing streak (a streak of losses)

winning streak (a streak of wins)


Sense 5

Meaning:

(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

run; running; running game; running play

Context example:

the coach put great emphasis on running

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

football play ((American football) a play by the offensive team)

Domain category:

American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

draw; draw play ((American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage)

end run; sweep ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line)

return ((American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble)

reverse ((American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction)

rush; rushing ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line)

Derivation:

run (run with the ball; in such sports as football)

run (make without a miss)


Sense 6

Meaning:

A regular trip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the ship made its run in record time

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))

Derivation:

run (travel a route regularly)

run (deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor)


Sense 7

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

run; running

Context example:

his daily run keeps him fit

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

dash; sprint (a quick run)

Derivation:

run (cover by running; run a certain distance)

run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)

run (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means)

run (cause an animal to move fast)


Sense 8

Meaning:

The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Context example:

the assembly line was on a 12-hour run

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

press run; print run (the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper)

run-time ((computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program)


Sense 9

Meaning:

Unrestricted freedom to use

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

he has the run of the house

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

liberty (freedom of choice)

Derivation:

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


Sense 10

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Context example:

a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)


Sense 11

Meaning:

A small stream

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

rill; rivulet; run; runnel; streamlet

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)

Derivation:

run (move along, of liquids)


Sense 12

Meaning:

A race between candidates for elective office

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

campaign; political campaign; run

Context example:

he is raising money for a Senate run

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

race (any competition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

campaign for governor; governor's race (a race for election to the governorship)

senate campaign; senate race (a race for election to the senate)

Derivation:

run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position)


Sense 13

Meaning:

A row of unravelled stitches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

ladder; ravel; run

Context example:

she got a run in her stocking

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

damage; harm; impairment (the occurrence of a change for the worse)

Derivation:

run (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging)


Sense 14

Meaning:

The pouring forth of a fluid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

discharge; outpouring; run

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):

jet; spirt; spurt; squirt (the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))

escape; leak; leakage; outflow (the discharge of a fluid from some container)

Derivation:

run (move along, of liquids)

runny (characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape)


Sense 15

Meaning:

An unbroken chronological sequence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the team enjoyed a brief run of victories

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

chronological sequence; chronological succession; sequence; succession; successiveness (a following of one thing after another in time)


Sense 16

Meaning:

A short trip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

take a run into town

Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):

trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))

Derivation:

run (become undone)


RUN (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they run  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it runs  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: ran  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: ran  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: running  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The children ran to the store

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

hurry; speed; travel rapidly; zip (move very fast)

Verb group:

run (cover by running; run a certain distance)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

clip; jog; trot (run at a moderately swift pace)

scamper; scurry; scuttle; skitter (to move about or proceed hurriedly)

romp (run easily and fairly fast)

run bases (run around the bases, in baseball)

streak (run naked in a public place)

run (run with the ball; in such sports as football)

outrun (run faster than)

jog (run for exercise)

sprint (run very fast, usually for a short distance)

lope (run easily)

rush (run with the ball, in football)

hare (run quickly, like a hare)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The horses run across the field

Also:

run around (play boisterously)

run away (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run)

Derivation:

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

run (a race run on foot)

runner (someone who travels on foot by running)

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

break away; bunk; escape; fly the coop; head for the hills; hightail it; lam; run; run away; scarper; scat; take to the woods; turn tail

Context example:

The burglars escaped before the police showed up

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

flee; fly; take flight (run away quickly)

skedaddle (run away, as if in a panic)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP


Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

extend; go; lead; pass; run

Context example:

The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)

Verb group:

range; run (change or be different within limits)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

come (extend or reach)

radiate; ray (extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center)

go deep; go far (extend in importance or range)

underrun (run or pass below)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Also:

run along (be in line with; form a line along)


Sense 4

Meaning:

Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

operate; run

Context example:

She is running a relief operation in the Sudan

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

direct (be in charge of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

financier (conduct financial operations)

work (operate in or through)

block (run on a block system)

warm up (run until the normal working temperature is reached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

running (the act of administering or being in charge of something)


Sense 5

Meaning:

Have a particular form

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

go; run

Context example:

as the saying goes...

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


Sense 6

Meaning:

Move along, of liquids

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

course; feed; flow; run

Context example:

the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

flush (flow freely)

gush; jet (issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth)

surge; tide (rise or move forward)

circulate (move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point)

eddy; purl; swirl; whirl; whirlpool (flow in a circular current, of liquids)

run off; waste (run off as waste)

run down (move downward)

pour (flow in a spurt)

run out; spill (flow, run or fall out and become lost)

stream; well out (flow freely and abundantly)

dribble; filter; trickle (run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream)

drain; run out (flow off gradually)

ooze; seep (pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings)

gutter (flow in small streams)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sentence example:

Water and oil run into the bowl

Also:

run over (flow or run over (a limit or brim))

Derivation:

run (the pouring forth of a fluid)

run (a small stream)


Sense 7

Meaning:

Perform as expected when applied

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

function; go; operate; run; work

Context example:

This old radio doesn't work anymore

Verb group:

run (be operating, running or functioning)

work (operate in or through)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

double (do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions)

roll (begin operating or running)

run (be operating, running or functioning)

cut (function as a cutting instrument)

serve; service (be used by; as of a utility)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

These cars won't run


Sense 8

Meaning:

Change or be different within limits

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

range; run

Context example:

My students range from very bright to dull

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Verb group:

extend; go; lead; pass; run (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point)

lead; run (cause something to pass or lead somewhere)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something


Sense 9

Meaning:

Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

campaign; run

Context example:

Who's running for treasurer this year?

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

race; run (compete in a race)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

stump (travel through a district and make political speeches)

rerun (run again for office)

whistlestop (tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election)

cross-file; register (have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

run (a race between candidates for elective office)


Sense 10

Meaning:

Cause to emit recorded audio or video

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

play; run

Context example:

He never tires of playing that video

Verb group:

run (cause to perform)

play (emit recorded sound)

execute; run (carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue run the movie


Sense 11

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

let the dogs run free

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Verb group:

run (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means)

run (set animals loose to graze)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

run (unrestricted freedom to use)


Sense 12

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

be given; incline; lean; run; tend

Context example:

He inclined to corpulence

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

take kindly to (be willing or inclined to accept)

suffer (be given to)

gravitate (move toward)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE


Sense 13

Meaning:

Be operating, running or functioning

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The car is still running--turn it off!

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

function; go; operate; run; work (perform as expected when applied)

Verb group:

function; go; operate; run; work (perform as expected when applied)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Antonym:

idle (run disconnected or idle)

Derivation:

running (the state of being in operation)


Sense 14

Meaning:

Change from one state to another

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

run riot

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

become; get; go (enter or assume a certain state or condition)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 15

Meaning:

Cause to perform

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

run a process

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)

Verb group:

play; run (cause to emit recorded audio or video)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

rerun (cause to perform again)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody


Sense 16

Meaning:

Be affected by; be subjected to

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

run a risk

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

incur (make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 17

Meaning:

Continue to exist

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

die hard; endure; persist; prevail; run

Context example:

The legend of Elvis endures

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

continue (exist over a prolonged period of time)

Verb group:

run (occur persistently)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

carry over (transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another)

reverberate (have a long or continuing effect)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


Sense 18

Meaning:

Occur persistently

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

Musical talent runs in the family

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

occur (to be found to exist)

Verb group:

die hard; endure; persist; prevail; run (continue to exist)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP


Sense 19

Meaning:

Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

execute; run

Context example:

the computer executed the instruction

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

apply; enforce; implement (ensure observance of laws and rules)

Verb group:

play; run (cause to emit recorded audio or video)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

step (cause (a computer) to execute a single command)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 20

Meaning:

Include as the content; broadcast or publicize

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

carry; run

Context example:

All major networks carried the press conference

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

broadcast; circularise; circularize; circulate; diffuse; disperse; disseminate; distribute; pass around; propagate; spread (cause to become widely known)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 21

Meaning:

Carry out

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

run an errand

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

accomplish; action; carry out; carry through; execute; fulfil; fulfill (put in effect)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 22

Meaning:

Pass over, across, or through

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

draw; guide; pass; run

Context example:

He drew her hair through his fingers

Verb group:

draw; string; thread (thread on or as if on a string)

lead; run (cause something to pass or lead somewhere)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

rub (move over something with pressure)

thread (pass through or into)

thread (pass a thread through)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP


Sense 23

Meaning:

Cause something to pass or lead somewhere

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

lead; run

Context example:

Run the wire behind the cabinet

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

make pass; pass (cause to pass)

Verb group:

draw; guide; pass; run (pass over, across, or through)

range; run (change or be different within limits)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP


Sense 24

Meaning:

Make without a miss

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

run (a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely)

run ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)


Sense 25

Meaning:

Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

black market; run

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

merchandise; trade (engage in the trade of)

Verb group:

ply; run (travel a route regularly)

Domain category:

crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

run (a regular trip)


Sense 26

Meaning:

Cause an animal to move fast

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

run the dogs

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Verb group:

hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The men run the horses across the field

Derivation:

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

run (a race run on foot)


Sense 27

Meaning:

Be diffused

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bleed; run

Context example:

These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

diffuse; fan out; spread; spread out (move outward)

Verb group:

melt; melt down; run (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

crock (release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


Sense 28

Meaning:

Sail before the wind

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

sail (travel on water propelled by wind)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


Sense 29

Meaning:

Cover by running; run a certain distance

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

She ran 10 miles that day

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

pass (go across or through)

Verb group:

run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

run (a race run on foot)


Sense 30

Meaning:

Extend or continue for a certain period of time

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

run; run for

Context example:

The film runs 5 hours

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

endure; last (persist for a specified period of time)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something


Sense 31

Meaning:

Set animals loose to graze

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

free; liberate; loose; release; unloose; unloosen (grant freedom to; free from confinement)

Verb group:

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 32

Meaning:

Keep company

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

consort; run

Context example:

the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

accompany (go or travel along with)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP


Sense 33

Meaning:

Run with the ball; in such sports as football

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

run; running ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)


Sense 34

Meaning:

Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Verb group:

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

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

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


Sense 35

Meaning:

Travel a route regularly

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

ply; run

Context example:

Ships ply the waters near the coast

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

jaunt; travel; trip (make a trip for pleasure)

Verb group:

black market; run (deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

run (a regular trip)


Sense 36

Meaning:

Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

hunt; hunt down; run; track down

Context example:

The Duke hunted in these woods

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

capture; catch (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping)

Verb group:

hunt (search (an area) for prey)

run (cause an animal to move fast)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

snipe (hunt or shoot snipe)

whale (hunt for whales)

ambush; still-hunt (hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing)

turtle (hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation)

drive ((hunting) chase from cover into more open ground)

drive ((hunting) search for game)

rabbit (hunt rabbits)

fowl (hunt fowl in the forest)

poach (hunt illegally)

seal (hunt seals)

ferret (hunt with ferrets)

course (hunt with hounds)

foxhunt (hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs)

jack; jacklight (hunt with a jacklight)

hawk (hunt with hawks)

falcon (hunt with falcons)

fowl (hunt fowl)

forage; scrounge (collect or look around for (food))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody


Sense 37

Meaning:

Compete in a race

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

race; run

Context example:

let's race and see who gets there first

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

show (finish third or better in a horse or dog race)

place (finish second or better in a horse or dog race)

boat-race (participate in a boat race)

horse-race (compete in a horse race)

campaign; run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position)

speed skate (race on skates)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

These cars won't run

Also:

run off (decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff)

Derivation:

running (the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track)

run (a race run on foot)

runner (a trained athlete who competes in foot races)


Sense 38

Meaning:

Progress by being changed

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

go; move; run

Context example:

run through your presentation before the meeting

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

run (the act of testing something)


Sense 39

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

melt; melt down; run

Context example:

The wax melted in the sun

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

break up; dissolve; resolve (cause to go into a solution)

Verb group:

bleed; run (be diffused)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):

fuse (make liquid or plastic by heating)

render; try (melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 40

Meaning:

Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

ladder; run

Context example:

Her nylons were running

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)

Verb group:

run; unravel (become undone)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

run (a row of unravelled stitches)


Sense 41

Meaning:

Become undone

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

run; unravel

Context example:

the sweater unraveled

Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):

disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)

Verb group:

ladder; run (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

run (a short trip)


 Context examples 


"Don't run away," she laughed. "I won't bite you."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

The storm had evidently broken during the night, though a huge sea was still running and a stiff wind blowing.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A heavy sea-wall runs along outside of it.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Suddenly, to my surprise, the three at the altar faced round to me, and Godfrey Norton came running as hard as he could towards me.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was a small shed in the narrow garden which ran behind the house.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But he had never run away.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

We had run two miles, I suppose, before Holmes at last halted and listened intently.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Lizzy,” cried her mother, “remember where you are, and do not run on in the wild manner that you are suffered to do at home.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Slipping out, she ran down and, finding a servant, asked if he could get her a carriage.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

But he had actually seen me as I started to run.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
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"A thin cat and a fat woman are the shame of a household." (Corsican proverb)



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