to run
- verb
- /rʌn/
- Let the water run down and wash away...
- running water
- run dry
- river runs
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Watch on YouTubeThe 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 move or flow steadily and smoothly through a place
To flow down a surface like water on a window
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
To flow into another river, lake, or sea
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
- Informal
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
- Archaic
Act in a confused or uncontrolled way because of strong emotion
To support two opposite sides at the same time to please both
To support two opposite sides at the same time
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To damage something by using it too much or managing it badly
- Specialized
To move around all four bases on a baseball field to score, usually after hitting the ball
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
An early Civil War battle in Virginia where Confederate forces defeat Union troops
- Specialized
A score given to a batter when their hit lets another player reach home
- Jargon
A run scored because a defensive player made a mistake, not from the batter's play
A major early Civil War battle fought in July 1861 near Manassas, Virginia that the Confederate army won
- 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
- Specialized
A problem that happens while a program is running because of wrong data or bad instructions
- Jargon
A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas
- Specialized
A loose mix of small stones and sand taken from a gravel pit and used as is
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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.