to run
- verb
- /rʌn/
- Let the water run down and wash away...
- running water
- run dry
- river runs
The river and the waterfall runs purple.
- The river and the waterfall runs purple.
- The storm drain runs it's freshwater seawater.
- Also, rain runs, so it runs into rivers, which runs away from the land.
- It is so blue and gorgeous and it runs all the way through this region.
Examples
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I cup water in my hand and run it around her mouth and neck.
Fiction book (1991) -
I had exited onto a terrace overlooking a reflecting pool that runs the length of the building.
Academic text (1999) -
This color scale will run from red all the way up to blue.
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Now, the shower drain runs into the ditch where the guy is.
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I washed my hands and watched as the water ran red, then pink, and clear.
Fiction book (1991) -
So we have nerve fibers that run throughout our whole body.
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It is so blue and gorgeous and it runs all the way through this region.
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As stormwater begins to run off the developed site, it moves toward the storm drain.
Academic text (2011) -
Therefore, juvenile plants can have relatively large and shallow roots that run continuously among stems underground.
Academic text (2011) -
The river will run through the valley and provide water for the crops.
Synonyms
To move steadily in a stream like a liquid or gas
To flow out in large amounts, like liquid or tears
To flow down a surface like water on a window
To flow into another river, lake, or sea
To move or flow steadily and smoothly through a place
To spread from fabric or paper and stain nearby things
Move or pour out in a steady stream, often a liquid
Flow away from a surface into drains or rivers
Flows quickly, like water in a river
To flow out in large amounts
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
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To damage something by using it too much or managing it badly
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
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Run meaning 'flow or spread' is very old and literal — things like water or dye 'run' because they move and spread, which is why color can 'run' in the wash.