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run

verb
  1. be affected by
  2. have a particular form
    “the story or argument runs as follows”
    go
  3. change or be different within limits
    range
  4. become undone
    unravel
  5. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
    “My nylons were running.”
    ladder
  6. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
    meltmelt down
  7. cause to perform
    “run a subject”
  8. progress by being changed
    move
  9. change from one state to another
    “run amok”
  10. compete in a race
    “I am running a marathon this year.”
    race
  11. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
    “Who's running for treasurer this year?”
    campaign
  12. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    hunthunt downtrack down
  13. pass over, across, or through
    pass
  14. perform as expected when applied
    goworkfunctionoperate
  15. be operating, running or functioning
    “The car is still running--turn it off!”
  16. carry out
    “run an errand”
    take
  17. cause to emit recorded audio or video
    play
  18. include as the content
    carry
  19. travel a route regularly
    ply
  20. cover by running
    “run a certain distance”
  21. 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”
  22. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
  23. run with the ball
  24. keep company
    “the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring”
    consort
  25. sail before the wind
  26. be diffused
    “These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run”
    bleed
  27. move along, of liquids
    courseflowfeed
  28. flee
    escape
  29. cause an animal to move fast
    “run the dogs”
  30. 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?”
  31. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
    black market
  32. set animals loose to graze
  33. direct or control
    operate
  34. make without a miss
  35. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
    execute
  36. occur persistently
    “Musical talent runs in the family”
  37. continue to exist
    persistendureprevaildie hard
  38. extend or continue for a certain period of time
    “The film runs 5 hours”
    run for
  39. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
    “run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point”
    pass
  40. cause something to pass or lead somewhere
    lead
  41. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something
    leaninclinetendbe given
noun
  1. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
    “the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th”
    tally
  2. the act of running
    running
  3. a regular trip
    “the ship made its run in record time”
  4. a short trip
    “take a run into town”
  5. (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”
    runningrunning playrunning game
  6. the act of testing something
    testtrial
  7. an unbroken chronological sequence
    “the play had a long run on Broadway”
  8. the pouring forth of a fluid
    discharge
  9. a row of unravelled stitches
    “I got a run in my stocking.”
    ladderravel
  10. a race run on foot
    “I broke the record for the half-mile run.”
    footracefoot race
  11. a race between candidates for elective office
    campaignpolitical campaign
  12. an unbroken series of events
    streak
  13. a small stream
    rillrivuletrunnelstreamlet
  14. the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
    “a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint”
  15. unrestricted freedom to use
    “The rabbits have the run of the house.”
  16. 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”