Definitions
1.verbTo move swiftly.
2.verb(fluids) To flow.
3.verb(of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
4.verbTo control or manage, be in charge of."He is running the candidate's expensive campaign."
5.verbTo be a candidate in an election."I have decided to run for governor of California."
6.verbTo make run in a race or an election."He ran his best horse in the Derby."
7.verbTo exert continuous activity; to proceed."to run through life; to run in a circle"
8.verbTo be presented in the media."Her picture ran on the front page of the newspaper."
9.verbTo print or broadcast in the media."run a story; run an ad"
10.verbTo smuggle (illegal goods)."to run guns; to run rum"
11.verbTo sort through a large volume of produce in quality control."Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again."
12.verbTo extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
13.verbTo execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program."Don't run that software unless you have permission."
14.verbTo pass or go quickly in thought or conversation."to run from one subject to another"
15.verbTo become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse)."Our supplies are running low."
16.verbTo cost a large amount of money."Buying a new laptop will run you a thousand dollars."
17.verbOf stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel."My stocking is running."
18.verbTo pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
19.verbTo cause to enter; to thrust."to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into one's foot"
20.verbTo drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
21.verbTo cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine."to run a line"
22.verbTo encounter or incur (a danger or risk)."to run the risk of losing one's life"
23.verbTo put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
24.verbTo tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
25.verbTo sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
26.verbTo control or have precedence in a card game."Every three or four hands he would run the table."
27.verbTo be in form thus, as a combination of words.
28.verbTo be popularly known; to be generally received.
29.verbTo have growth or development."Boys and girls run up rapidly."
30.verbTo tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
31.verbTo have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company."Certain covenants run with the land."
32.verbTo encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
33.verbTo strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
34.verbTo speedrun.
35.nounThe action of the verb to run."His running of the business leaves something to be desired."
36.nounThe activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason"Running is good exercise."
37.nounThat which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation."the first running of a still"
38.nounThe discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
39.adjectiveMoving or advancing at a run.
40.adjectivePresent, current."running month"
41.adjectiveFlowing; easy; cursive."running handwriting"
42.adjectiveContinuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step."a running explanation"
43.adjectiveHaving a continuous design or pattern."running bond; running ornament"
44.adjectiveConsecutive.
45.adjectiveExtending by a slender climbing or trailing stem."a running vine"
46.adjectiveDischarging pus."a running sore"
47.adjective(of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus."a running nose"
48.adverbConsecutively; in a row"Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running."
49.prepositionApproaching; about; roughly.