run

What is the Definition of run?

Noun:

1. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
2. the act of testing something
3. a race run on foot
4. an unbroken series of events
5. (American football)
6. a regular trip
7. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
8. the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory)
9. unrestricted freedom to use
10. the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
11. a small stream
12. a race between candidates for elective office
13. a row of unravelled stitches
14. the pouring forth of a fluid
15. an unbroken chronological sequence
16. a short trip

Verb:

1. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
2. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
3. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
4. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
5. have a particular form
6. move along, of liquids
7. perform as expected when applied
8. change or be different within limits
9. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
10. cause to emit recorded audio or video
11. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
12. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
13. be operating, running or functioning
14. change from one state to another
15. cause to perform
16. be affected by; be subjected to
17. continue to exist
18. occur persistently
19. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
20. include as the content; broadcast or publicize
21. carry out
22. pass over, across, or through
23. cause something to pass or lead somewhere
24. make without a miss
25. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
26. cause an animal to move fast
27. be diffused
28. sail before the wind
29. cover by running; run a certain distance
30. extend or continue for a certain period of time
31. set animals loose to graze
32. keep company
33. run with the ball; in such sports as football
34. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified)
35. travel a route regularly
36. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
37. compete in a race
38. progress by being changed
39. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
40. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
41. become undone

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