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1.nounAct or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet."I just got back from my morning run."
2.nounAct or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip."I need to make a run to the store."
3.nounA pleasure trip."Let's go for a run in the car."
4.nounFlight, instance or period of fleeing.
5.nounMigration (of fish).
6.nounA group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
7.nounA path taken by literal movement or figuratively
8.nounAn enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel."He set up a rabbit run."
9.nounRural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
10.nounState of being current; currency; popularity.
11.nounContinuous or sequential
12.nounA flow of liquid; a leak."The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me."
13.noun(West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)"The military campaign near that creek was known as "The battle of Bull Run"."
14.nounA quick pace, faster than a walk."He broke into a run."
15.nounA sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals."Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings."
16.nounAny sudden large demand for something."There was a run on Christmas presents."
17.nounVarious horizontal dimensions or surfaces
18.nounA standard or unexceptional group or category."He stood out from the usual run of applicants."
19.nounIn sports
20.nounA line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking."I have a run in my stocking."
21.nounThe stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
22.nounThe horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
23.nounA pair or set of millstones.
24.noun(usually in the phrase 'do a runner') A quick escape away from a scene."He did a runner after robbing the drugstore."
25.nounA deserter.
26.nounA type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
27.nounPart of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
28.nounA part of an apparatus that moves quickly."After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle."
29.nounA mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
30.nounAn automobile; a working or driveable automobile."Is that old Mercedes on the forecourt a runner? / No, it has no gearbox."
31.nounA strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table."The red runner makes the table so festive."
32.nounA long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs."How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall."
33.nounA part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
34.nounA long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
35.nounA short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
36.nounA competitor in a poker tournament.
37.nounA restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
38.nounA leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
39.noun(sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
40.nounA rope to increase the power of a tackle.
41.nounA speedrunner.
42.nounAn idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation."This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste any more time on it."