run


Meanings

  • a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely;
    • "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"
  • the act of testing something;
  • a race run on foot;
    • "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
  • an unbroken series of events;
    • "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
  • (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team;
    • "the defensive line braced to stop the run"
    • "the coach put great emphasis on running"
  • a regular trip;
    • "the ship made its run in record time"
  • the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;
    • "he broke into a run"
    • "his daily run keeps him fit"
  • 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"
  • unrestricted freedom to use;
    • "he has the run of the house"
  • the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);
    • "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
  • a small stream
  • a race between candidates for elective office;
    • "he is raising money for a Senate run"
  • a row of unravelled stitches;
    • "she got a run in her stocking"
  • the pouring forth of a fluid
  • an unbroken chronological sequence;
    • "the play had a long run on Broadway"
    • "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"
  • a short trip;
    • "take a run into town"
  • 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"
  • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
    • "If you see this man, 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"
  • direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
    • "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
  • have a particular form;
    • "the story or argument runs as follows"
  • move along, of liquids;
  • perform as expected when applied;
    • "Does this old car still run well?"
  • change or be different within limits;
    • "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"
  • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;
    • "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
  • cause to emit recorded audio or video;
  • 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"
  • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
    • "These dresses run small"
  • be operating, running or functioning;
    • "The car is still running--turn it off!"
  • change from one state to another;
    • "run amok"
    • "run rogue"
    • "run riot"
  • cause to perform;
    • "run a subject"
    • "run a process"
  • be affected by; be subjected to;
    • "run a temperature"
    • "run a risk"
  • continue to exist;
  • occur persistently;
    • "Musical talent runs in the family"
  • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
    • "run a new program on the Mac"
  • include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
  • carry out;
    • "run an errand"
  • pass over, across, or through;
  • cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
  • make without a miss
  • deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
  • cause an animal to move fast;
    • "run the dogs"
  • be diffused;
    • "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
  • sail before the wind
  • cover by running; run a certain distance;
  • extend or continue for a certain period of time;
    • "The film runs 5 hours"
  • set animals loose to graze
  • keep company;
    • "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
  • run with the ball; in such sports as football
  • travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;
    • "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
  • travel a route regularly;
  • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);
    • "The dogs are running deer"
  • compete in a race;
    • "he is running the Marathon this year"
  • progress by being changed;
    • "run through your presentation before the meeting"
  • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
  • come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;
    • "Her nylons were running"
  • become undone;
  • RUN v RAN, RUNNING, RUNS to move by rapid steps


Scrabble Score: 3

run is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

run is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

run is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 5

run is a valid Words With Friends word