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2run noun 1 : an act or the action of running

2 : a migration of fish; also : the migrating fish

3 : a score in baseball

4 : BROOK, CREEK

5 : a continuous series esp. of similar things : a period of existence

6 : persistent heavy demands from depositors, creditors, or customers

7 : the quantity of work turned out in a continuous operation; also : a period of operation (as of a machine or plant)

8 : the usual or normal kind

9 : the distance covered in continuous travel or sailing

10 : a regular course or trip

11 : freedom of movement in a place or area

12 : an enclosure for animals

13 : an inclined course (as for skiing)

14 : a lengthwise ravel (as in a stocking)

15 : general tendency or direction

— run·less adjective

Synonyms

[5] date, duration, life, lifetime, standing, time—more at DURATION

[11] authorization, freedom, latitude, license—more at FREEDOM

run·about noun : a light wagon, automobile, or motorboat

run·a·gate noun 1 : VAGABOND

2 : FUGITIVE

run·around noun : evasive or delaying action esp. in response to a request

1runaway noun 1 : one that runs away : FUGITIVE

2 : the act of running away out of control; also : something (as a horse) that is running out of control

2runaway adjective 1 : FUGITIVE

2 : won by a long lead; also : extremely successful

3 : subject to uncontrolled changes <~ inflation>

4 : operating out of control

run away verb : to leave quickly in order to avoid or escape something

Synonyms

abscond, clear out, escape, flee, fly, get out, lam, run off—more at ESCAPE

run·down noun : an item-by-item report or review : SUMMARY

run–down adjective 1 : EXHAUSTED, WORN-OUT

2 : being in poor repair

run down verb 1 : to collide with and knock down

2 : to chase until exhausted or captured

3 : to find by search

4 : DISPARAGE

5 : to cease to operate for lack of motive power

6 : to decline in physical condition

Synonyms

ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig, discover, find, find out, get, hit, hunt, learn, locate, scout, track—more at FIND

rune noun 1 : any of the characters of any of several alphabets formerly used by the Germanic peoples

2 : MYSTERY, MAGIC

3 : a poem esp. in Finnish or Old Norse

— ru·nic adjective

1rung past participle of RING

2rung noun 1 : a rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair

2 : one of the crosspieces of a ladder

run–in noun 1 : a noisy heated angry dispute

2 : something run in

Synonyms

brush, encounter, hassle, scrape, skirmish—more at ENCOUNTER

run in verb 1 : to insert as additional matter

2 : to arrest esp. for a minor offense

3 : to pay a casual visit

run·nel noun : BROOK, STREAMLET

run·ner noun 1 : one that runs

2 : BASE RUNNER

3 : BALLCARRIER

4 : a thin piece or part on which something (as a sled or an ice skate) slides

5 : the support of a drawer or a sliding door

6 : a horizontal branch from the base of a plant that produces new plants

7 : a plant producing runners

8 : a long narrow carpet

9 : a narrow decorative cloth cover for a table or dresser top

10 : one who bears a message or does an errand

Synonyms

courier, go-between, messenger, page—more at MESSENGER

run·ner–up noun, plural runners–up also runner–ups : the competitor in a contest who finishes second

1running adjective 1 : FLOWING

2 : FLUID, RUNNY

3 : CONTINUOUS, INCESSANT

4 : measured in a straight line

5 : of or relating to an act of running

6 : made or trained for running <~ horse> <~ shoes>

7 : carrying on a function or being in action

Synonyms

active, alive, functional, living, on, operational, operative, working—more at ACTIVE

2running adverb : in succession

running light noun : any of the lights carried by a vehicle (as a ship) at night

run·ny adjective : having a tendency to run

Synonyms

fluent, fluid, liquid—more at FLUID