RUN
Scrabble letter values: R1U1N1 = 3
Definition
- noun a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely. — synonyms: tally
- noun the act of testing something. — synonyms: test, trial
- noun a race run on foot. — synonyms: footrace, foot_race
- noun an unbroken series of events. — synonyms: streak
- noun (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team. — synonyms: running, running_play, running_game
- noun a regular trip.
- noun the act of running. — synonyms: running
- noun the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation.
- noun unrestricted freedom to use.
- noun the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.).
- noun a small stream. — synonyms: rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet
- noun a race between candidates for elective office. — synonyms: political_campaign, campaign
- noun a row of unravelled stitches. — synonyms: ladder, ravel
- noun the pouring forth of a fluid. — synonyms: discharge, outpouring
- noun an unbroken chronological sequence.
- noun a short trip.
- verb move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time.
- verb flee. — synonyms: scat, scarper, turn_tail, lam, run_away, hightail_it, bunk, head_for_the_hills
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope. — synonyms: go, pass, lead, extend
- verb direct or control. — synonyms: operate
- verb have a particular form. — synonyms: go
- verb move along, of liquids. — synonyms: flow, feed, course
- verb perform as expected when applied. — synonyms: function, work, operate, go
- verb change or be different within limits. — synonyms: range
- verb run, stand, or compete for an office or a position. — synonyms: campaign
- verb cause to emit recorded audio or video. — synonyms: play
- verb move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way.
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something. — synonyms: tend, be_given, lean, incline
- verb be operating, running or functioning.
- verb change from one state to another.
- verb cause to perform.
- verb be affected by.
- verb continue to exist. — synonyms: prevail, persist, die_hard, endure
- verb occur persistently.
- verb carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine. — synonyms: execute
- verb include as the content. — synonyms: carry
- verb carry out.
- verb pass over, across, or through. — synonyms: guide, draw, pass
- verb cause something to pass or lead somewhere. — synonyms: lead
- verb make without a miss.
- verb deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor. — synonyms: black_market
- verb cause an animal to move fast.
- verb be diffused. — synonyms: bleed
- verb sail before the wind.
- verb cover by running.
- verb extend or continue for a certain period of time. — synonyms: run_for
- verb set animals loose to graze.
- verb keep company. — synonyms: consort
- verb run with the ball.
- verb travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means.
- verb travel a route regularly. — synonyms: ply
- verb pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals). — synonyms: hunt, hunt_down, track_down
- verb compete in a race. — synonyms: race
- verb progress by being changed. — synonyms: move, go
- verb reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating. — synonyms: melt, melt_down
- verb come unraveled or undone as if by snagging. — synonyms: ladder
- verb become undone. — synonyms: unravel
Examples
- “the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th”
- “their first tally came in the 3rd inning”
- “in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately”