running


Meanings

  • (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team;
    • "the coach put great emphasis on running"
  • the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;
  • the state of being in operation;
    • "the engine is running smoothly"
  • the act of administering or being in charge of something;
    • "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"
  • the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
  • move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time;
  • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
  • direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
    • "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
  • have a particular form;
  • move along, of liquids;
  • perform as expected when applied;
  • change or be different within limits;
  • 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?"
  • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
  • be operating, running or functioning;
    • "The car is still running--turn it off!"
  • change from one state to another;
  • cause to perform;
  • be affected by; be subjected to;
  • continue to exist;
  • occur persistently;
  • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
  • include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
  • carry out;
  • 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;
  • be diffused;
  • sail before the wind
  • cover by running; run a certain distance;
  • extend or continue for a certain period of time;
  • set animals loose to graze
  • keep company;
  • run with the ball; in such sports as football
  • travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;
  • 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;
  • 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;
  • (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream;
    • "as mountain stream with freely running water"
    • "hovels without running water"
  • continually repeated over a period of time;
    • "a running joke among us"
  • of advancing the ball by running;
    • "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"
  • executed or initiated by running;
    • "running plays worked better than pass plays"
    • "took a running jump"
    • "a running start"
  • measured lengthwise;
    • "cost of lumber per running foot"
  • (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing;
    • "in running (or working) order"
  • RUNNING n pl. -S a race


Scrabble Score: 8

running is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

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

running is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

running is a valid Words With Friends word