Synonym: be given, black market, bleed, break away, bunk, campaign, carry, consort, course, die hard, discharge, draw, endure, escape, execute, extend, feed, flow, fly the coop, foot race, footrace, function, go, guide, head for the hills, hightail it, hunt, hunt down, incline, ladder, lam, lead, lean, melt, melt down, move, operate, outpouring, pass, persist, play, ply, political campaign, prevail, race, range, ravel, rill, rivulet, run away, run for, runnel, running, running game, running play, scarper, scat, streak, streamlet, take to the woods, tally, tend, test, track down, trial, turn tail, unravel, work. Similar words: run out, run off, trunk, run down, on the run, runner, run out of, run over. Meaning: [rʌn] n. 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) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team 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) operates or continues in operation 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. v. 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 sounds 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. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine 14. be operating, running or functioning 15. change from one state to another 16. cause to perform 17. be affected by; be subjected to 18. continue to exist 19. occur persistently 20. include as the content; broadcast or publicize 21. carry out 22. guide or pass over something 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) means 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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151. A boy was run over by a truck and got killed immediately.
152. The car has reached its terminal speed and can run faster no longer.
153. I do the school run for all the children and it will be very difficult if I have to take the girls to different schools.
154. This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.
155. Knowing her father's opposition to the young man, Nina decided to run away with him.
156. Usually not run hair health meters, accounting for it is hard to carry on one hundred meters sprint.
157. The minimum number of students we need to run the course is fifteen.
158. The ship has to run into the harbor when the sudden storm arises.
159. Don't wait for the bus in this cold weather; I'll get the car and run you across to your mother's.
160. She is a long-distance runner, and she likes to run marathons.
161. She made her brother run some little errands for her.
162. The sudden appearance of a policeman caused the thief to run away.
163. The future is scary but you can't just run to the past cause it's familiar.
164. His lapse into drunkenness followed a long run of bad luck.
165. She often let her thoughts run back over her childhood.
166. After a month on the run,[http://sentencedict.com] the prisoners were finally recaptured by the police.
167. The driver chocked up the back wheels so that the car could not run down the slope.
168. It eluded us then, but that's no matter. Tomorrow, we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther, and one fine morning.
169. Let the kids run around in the garden and that'll soon tire them out.
170. Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.
171. Will you run over to the shop and get some butter?
172. When you run, each foot leaves the ground before the other comes down.
173. A survey found that 20 of the top 150 European dot.coms could run out of cash within a year.
174. When Knight became leader, the council was run by a clique of officers largely unaccountable to the elected members.
175. She works full-time and still manages to run a home.
176. I don't like other people meddling in the way I run this prison.
177. We shouldn't blame, laugh at and envy anyone. We should be colorful in the sunshine, run in the winds and rains, dream your own dreams and go your own way.
178. I got left when all the others ran ahead,as I could not run so fast.
179. It gradually dawned on me that I still had talent and ought to run again.
180. The party is run by a bunch of old fogies who resist progress.
More similar words: run out, run off, trunk, run down, on the run, runner, run out of, run over, run into, truncated, run through, in the long run.