running
noun
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the act of runningrun
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the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a tracktrack
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(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing teamrun
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the act of administering or being in charge of something“They have responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time.”
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the state of being in operation“the engine is running smoothly”
adjective
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continually repeated over a period of time
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(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performingoperativeworkingfunctional
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executed or initiated by running
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(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
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of advancing the ball by running
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measured lengthwiselinear