run
- noun
- /rʌn/
- US
- Why don't you make a run for it?
I was, I was coaching receivers and scripting run game stuff.
- I was, I was coaching receivers and scripting run game stuff.
Examples
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Almost as one, the soldiers broke into a run and hastened past without looking.
Fiction book (1991) -
We've gotta make a run for it!
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McQueen's got a run on him!
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We made two to four runs and took the minimum of the wall-clock times.
Academic text (1997) -
Wolf started down at a run, and the horses followed with no urging.
Fiction book (1990) -
We've had a good run.
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3 yard touchdown run, and Miami scores!
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Anderson pushes the ball up center, looking to pass... ...trying to make his move, but instead makes a run for the...
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Within sight of the dayroom, Pauline breaks into a run, nearly bowling a nurse over.
Fiction book (1994) -
The quarterback made a remarkable run down the field, dodging several defenders.
Synonyms
A play where a player carries the ball instead of passing
An attempt in football to move the ball forward by running
A play where a runner runs around the line to gain yards
A play in American football where a player runs forward with the ball
A play in American football when a player runs with the ball to move forward
An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football
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 football comes from the verb meaning 'move on foot', so a 'run' play is one where a player carries the ball and moves forward by running.