run
- noun
- /rʌn/
- US
- Lane won it with a three-run homer.
- a home run
- runs scored
- runs and RBIs
Well, with, with BMX Dodger and you have two runs, three runs, two to count.
- Well, with, with BMX Dodger and you have two runs, three runs, two to count.
- Hit most home runs in three executive games.
- If I scored runs, let the rest of the world talk about it.
- You just set the watch to home run mode and watch this.
Examples
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What a great run by Munez.
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Down by only a single run, and with a player in scoring position, we finally have a chance again.
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I want you to hit a home run for me, Bob.
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I hit a home run and you benched me.
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Home run, Jack!
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A home run!
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Scored the winning run.
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Scoring a run in baseball requires rounding all four bases and touching home plate.
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The team celebrated after scoring their first run of the game.
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Last season, he led the league with the most runs scored.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
- Archaic
Act in a confused or uncontrolled way because of strong emotion
To support two opposite sides at the same time to please both
- Informal
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
To support two opposite sides at the same time
Compounds
A vehicle crash caused by a driver who leaves without helping or saying who they are
- Specialized
A run charged to the pitcher when the other team makes no fielding error or passed ball
- Specialized
The part of a plane's mission when it approaches a target and drops weapons on it
Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail
- Specialized
Average number of runs a pitcher allows in nine innings, not counting runs after fielding mistakes
A sentence that joins more than one full idea without proper punctuation or connecting words
- Literature
The number of copies made for one edition of a magazine, book or newspaper
- Specialized
A score given to a batter when their hit lets another player reach home
An early Civil War battle in Virginia where Confederate forces defeat Union troops
- Jargon
A run scored because a defensive player made a mistake, not from the batter's play
- Jargon
The normal action during a game not counting set pieces like free kicks or penalties
- Jargon
An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football
A major early Civil War battle fought in July 1861 near Manassas, Virginia that the Confederate army won
- Specialized
A problem that happens while a program is running because of wrong data or bad instructions
- Specialized
A loose mix of small stones and sand taken from a gravel pit and used as is
- Jargon
A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas
Surface Forms
Etymology
Run in baseball comes from the simple idea of moving to score, because a player must run around the bases to reach home and earn a 'run'.