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RUN
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Irregular inflected forms: ran , running
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
Example:
their first tally came in the 3rd inning
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
earned run (a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team)
unearned run (a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team)
rbi; run batted in (a run that is the result of the batter's performance)
Derivation:
run (make without a miss)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Example:
his daily run keeps him fit
Synonyms:
run; running
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
Derivation:
run (cover by running; run a certain distance)
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
run (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means)
run (cause an animal to move fast)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A regular trip
Example:
the ship made its run in record time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))
Derivation:
run (travel a route regularly)
run (deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A short trip
Example:
take a run into town
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))
Derivation:
run (become undone)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Example:
the coach put great emphasis on running
Synonyms:
run; running; running game; running play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
football play ((American football) a play by the offensive team)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
draw; draw play ((American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage)
end run; sweep ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line)
return ((American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble)
reverse ((American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction)
rush; rushing ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line)
Derivation:
run (run with the ball; in such sports as football)
run (make without a miss)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The act of testing something
Example:
he called each flip of the coin a new trial
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
assay (a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)
clinical test; clinical trial (a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use)
double blind (a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results)
preclinical phase; preclinical test; preclinical trial (a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial)
audition; tryout (a test of the suitability of a performer)
field trial (a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving)
fitting; try-on; trying on (putting clothes on to see whether they fit)
Ministry of Transportation test; MOT; MOT test (a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes)
pilot program; pilot project (activity planned as a test or trial)
Snellen test (a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart)
Derivation:
run (progress by being changed)
Sense 7
Meaning:
An unbroken chronological sequence
Example:
the team enjoyed a brief run of victories
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
chronological sequence; chronological succession; sequence; succession; successiveness (a following of one thing after another in time)
Sense 8
Meaning:
The pouring forth of a fluid
Synonyms:
discharge; outpouring; run
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
jet; spirt; spurt; squirt (the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))
escape; leak; leakage; outflow (the discharge of a fluid from some container)
Derivation:
run (move along, of liquids)
runny (characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape)
Sense 9
Meaning:
A row of unravelled stitches
Example:
she got a run in her stocking
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
damage; harm; impairment (the occurrence of a change for the worse)
Derivation:
run (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging)
Sense 10
Meaning:
A race run on foot
Example:
she broke the record for the half-mile run
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
race (a contest of speed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
fun run; funrun (a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity))
marathon (a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards)
obstacle race (a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles)
steeplechase (a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump)
track event (a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))
Derivation:
run (compete in a race)
run (cover by running; run a certain distance)
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
run (cause an animal to move fast)
Sense 11
Meaning:
A race between candidates for elective office
Example:
he is raising money for a Senate run
Synonyms:
campaign; political campaign; run
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
race (any competition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
campaign for governor; governor's race (a race for election to the governorship)
senate campaign; senate race (a race for election to the senate)
Derivation:
run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position)
Sense 12
Meaning:
An unbroken series of events
Example:
Nicklaus had a run of birdies
Synonyms:
run; streak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
succession (a group of people or things arranged or following in order)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
losing streak (a streak of losses)
winning streak (a streak of wins)
Sense 13
Meaning:
A small stream
Synonyms:
rill; rivulet; run; runnel; streamlet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
Derivation:
run (move along, of liquids)
Sense 14
Meaning:
The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
Example:
a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Sense 15
Meaning:
Unrestricted freedom to use
Example:
he has the run of the house
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
liberty (freedom of choice)
Derivation:
run (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way)
Sense 16
Meaning:
The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
Example:
the assembly line was on a 12-hour run
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
press run; print run (the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper)
run-time ((computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they run ... he / she / it runs
Past simple: ran
Past participle: ran
-ing form: running
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become undone
Example:
the sweater unraveled
Synonyms:
run; unravel
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)
Verb group:
ladder; run (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
run (a short trip)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Example:
Her nylons were running
Synonyms:
ladder; run
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)
Verb group:
run; unravel (become undone)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
run (a row of unravelled stitches)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Example:
The wax melted in the sun
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
break up; dissolve; resolve (cause to go into a solution)
Verb group:
bleed; run (be diffused)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
fuse (make liquid or plastic by heating)
render; try (melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Cause to perform
Example:
run a process
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
Verb group:
play; run (cause to emit recorded audio or video)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
rerun (cause to perform again)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
Meaning:
Progress by being changed
Example:
run through your presentation before the meeting
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
run (the act of testing something)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Change from one state to another
Example:
run riot
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
become; get; go (enter or assume a certain state or condition)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 7
Meaning:
Compete in a race
Example:
let's race and see who gets there first
Synonyms:
race; run
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
show (finish third or better in a horse or dog race)
place (finish second or better in a horse or dog race)
boat-race (participate in a boat race)
horse-race (compete in a horse race)
campaign; run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position)
speed skate (race on skates)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
These cars won't run
Also:
run off (decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff)
Derivation:
running (the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track)
runner (a trained athlete who competes in foot races)
run (a race run on foot)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
Example:
Who's running for treasurer this year?
Synonyms:
campaign; run
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
race; run (compete in a race)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
stump (travel through a district and make political speeches)
rerun (run again for office)
whistlestop (tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election)
cross-file; register (have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
run (a race between candidates for elective office)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Example:
The Duke hunted in these woods
Synonyms:
hunt; hunt down; run; track down
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
capture; catch (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping)
Verb group:
hunt (search (an area) for prey)
run (cause an animal to move fast)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
snipe (hunt or shoot snipe)
whale (hunt for whales)
ambush; still-hunt (hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing)
turtle (hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation)
drive ((hunting) chase from cover into more open ground)
drive ((hunting) search for game)
rabbit (hunt rabbits)
fowl (hunt fowl in the forest)
poach (hunt illegally)
seal (hunt seals)
ferret (hunt with ferrets)
course (hunt with hounds)
foxhunt (hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs)
jack; jacklight (hunt with a jacklight)
hawk (hunt with hawks)
falcon (hunt with falcons)
fowl (hunt fowl)
forage; scrounge (collect or look around for (food))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 10
Meaning:
Pass over, across, or through
Example:
He drew her hair through his fingers
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Verb group:
draw; string; thread (thread on or as if on a string)
lead; run (cause something to pass or lead somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
rub (move over something with pressure)
thread (pass through or into)
thread (pass a thread through)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 11
Meaning:
Perform as expected when applied
Example:
This old radio doesn't work anymore
Synonyms:
function; go; operate; run; work
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Verb group:
run (be operating, running or functioning)
work (operate in or through)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
double (do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions)
roll (begin operating or running)
run (be operating, running or functioning)
cut (function as a cutting instrument)
serve; service (be used by; as of a utility)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
These cars won't run
Sense 12
Meaning:
Be operating, running or functioning
Example:
The car is still running--turn it off!
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
function; go; operate; run; work (perform as expected when applied)
Verb group:
function; go; operate; run; work (perform as expected when applied)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
idle (run disconnected or idle)
Derivation:
running (the state of being in operation)
Sense 13
Meaning:
Carry out
Example:
run an errand
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
accomplish; action; carry out; carry through; execute; fulfil; fulfill (put in effect)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 14
Meaning:
Cause to emit recorded audio or video
Example:
He never tires of playing that video
Synonyms:
play; run
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Verb group:
run (cause to perform)
play (emit recorded sound)
execute; run (carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue run the movie
Sense 15
Meaning:
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Example:
All major networks carried the press conference
Synonyms:
carry; run
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
broadcast; circularise; circularize; circulate; diffuse; disperse; disseminate; distribute; pass around; propagate; spread (cause to become widely known)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 16
Meaning:
Travel a route regularly
Example:
Ships ply the waters near the coast
Synonyms:
ply; run
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
jaunt; travel; trip (make a trip for pleasure)
Verb group:
black market; run (deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
run (a regular trip)
Sense 17
Meaning:
Cover by running; run a certain distance
Example:
She ran 10 miles that day
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
pass (go across or through)
Verb group:
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
run (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)
run (a race run on foot)
Sense 18
Meaning:
Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Example:
The children ran to the store
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
hurry; speed; travel rapidly; zip (move very fast)
Verb group:
run (cover by running; run a certain distance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
clip; jog; trot (run at a moderately swift pace)
scamper; scurry; scuttle; skitter (to move about or proceed hurriedly)
romp (run easily and fairly fast)
run bases (run around the bases, in baseball)
streak (run naked in a public place)
run (run with the ball; in such sports as football)
outrun (run faster than)
jog (run for exercise)
sprint (run very fast, usually for a short distance)
lope (run easily)
rush (run with the ball, in football)
hare (run quickly, like a hare)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The horses run across the field
Also:
run around (play boisterously)
run away (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run)
Derivation:
run (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)
run (a race run on foot)
runner (someone who travels on foot by running)
running (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)
Sense 19
Meaning:
Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
Example:
She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Verb group:
run (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
run (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)
Sense 20
Meaning:
Run with the ball; in such sports as football
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
run; running ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)
Sense 21
Meaning:
Keep company
Example:
the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring
Synonyms:
consort; run
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
accompany (go or travel along with)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Sense 22
Meaning:
Sail before the wind
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
sail (travel on water propelled by wind)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sense 23
Meaning:
Be diffused
Example:
These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
Synonyms:
bleed; run
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
diffuse; fan out; spread; spread out (move outward)
Verb group:
melt; melt down; run (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
crock (release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 24
Meaning:
Move along, of liquids
Example:
the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Synonyms:
course; feed; flow; run
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
flush (flow freely)
gush; jet (issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth)
surge; tide (rise or move forward)
circulate (move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point)
eddy; purl; swirl; whirl; whirlpool (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
run off; waste (run off as waste)
run down (move downward)
pour (flow in a spurt)
run out; spill (flow, run or fall out and become lost)
stream; well out (flow freely and abundantly)
dribble; filter; trickle (run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream)
drain; run out (flow off gradually)
ooze; seep (pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings)
gutter (flow in small streams)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
Water and oil run into the bowl
Also:
run over (flow or run over (a limit or brim))
Derivation:
run (the pouring forth of a fluid)
run (a small stream)
Sense 25
Meaning:
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Example:
The burglars escaped before the police showed up
Synonyms:
break away; bunk; escape; fly the coop; head for the hills; hightail it; lam; run; run away; scarper; scat; take to the woods; turn tail
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
flee; fly; take flight (run away quickly)
skedaddle (run away, as if in a panic)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 26
Meaning:
Cause an animal to move fast
Example:
run the dogs
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Verb group:
hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The men run the horses across the field
Derivation:
run (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)
run (a race run on foot)
Sense 27
Meaning:
Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
Example:
let the dogs run free
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Verb group:
run (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means)
run (set animals loose to graze)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
run (unrestricted freedom to use)
Sense 28
Meaning:
Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Synonyms:
black market; run
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
merchandise; trade (engage in the trade of)
Verb group:
ply; run (travel a route regularly)
Domain category:
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
run (a regular trip)
Sense 29
Meaning:
Set animals loose to graze
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
free; liberate; loose; release; unloose; unloosen (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
Verb group:
run (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 30
Meaning:
Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
Example:
She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
Synonyms:
operate; run
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
direct (be in charge of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
financier (conduct financial operations)
work (operate in or through)
block (run on a block system)
warm up (run until the normal working temperature is reached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
running (the act of administering or being in charge of something)
Sense 31
Meaning:
Make without a miss
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
run (a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely)
run ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)
Sense 32
Meaning:
Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Example:
the computer executed the instruction
Synonyms:
execute; run
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
apply; enforce; implement (ensure observance of laws and rules)
Verb group:
play; run (cause to emit recorded audio or video)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
step (cause (a computer) to execute a single command)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 33
Meaning:
Occur persistently
Example:
Musical talent runs in the family
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
occur (to be found to exist)
Verb group:
die hard; endure; persist; prevail; run (continue to exist)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Sense 34
Meaning:
Continue to exist
Example:
The legend of Elvis endures
Synonyms:
die hard; endure; persist; prevail; run
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
continue (exist over a prolonged period of time)
Verb group:
run (occur persistently)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
carry over (transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another)
reverberate (have a long or continuing effect)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 35
Meaning:
Extend or continue for a certain period of time
Example:
The film runs 5 hours
Synonyms:
run; run for
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
endure; last (persist for a specified period of time)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 36
Meaning:
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Example:
The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
Synonyms:
extend; go; lead; pass; run
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Verb group:
range; run (change or be different within limits)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
come (extend or reach)
radiate; ray (extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center)
go deep; go far (extend in importance or range)
underrun (run or pass below)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Also:
run along (be in line with; form a line along)
Sense 37
Meaning:
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere
Example:
Run the wire behind the cabinet
Synonyms:
lead; run
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
make pass; pass (cause to pass)
Verb group:
draw; guide; pass; run (pass over, across, or through)
range; run (change or be different within limits)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 38
Meaning:
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Example:
He inclined to corpulence
Synonyms:
be given; incline; lean; run; tend
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
take kindly to (be willing or inclined to accept)
suffer (be given to)
gravitate (move toward)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 39
Meaning:
Be affected by; be subjected to
Example:
run a risk
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
incur (make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 40
Meaning:
Have a particular form
Example:
as the saying goes...
Synonyms:
go; run
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 41
Meaning:
Change or be different within limits
Example:
My students range from very bright to dull
Synonyms:
range; run
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Verb group:
extend; go; lead; pass; run (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point)
lead; run (cause something to pass or lead somewhere)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Context examples:
But One Ear broke into a run across the snow, his traces trailing behind him.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
"Ma boite! ma boite!" exclaimed she, running towards it.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
This obliged me to run after her, and she ran so fast that we were very near the cottage before I caught her.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
All his days, no matter what the odds, he had never run from a fight.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
There he called his wife, and showed me to her; but she screamed and ran back, as women in England do at the sight of a toad or a spider.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Its contents ran thus: Dr. Jekyll presents his compliments to Messrs. Maw.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Meantime, he ran on, little supposing he was overheard.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
But I have been running round making inquiries before I came to you.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The sleeper stirred; a thrill of terror ran through me.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
“Glad to see you looking so fit, Harrison,” said my uncle, running his eyes over him.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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