to run
- verb
- /rʌn/
- You can run, Emma, but you can't hide!
- run away
- run fast
- run a mile
The day that it's born, it can run, can jump, can feed.
- The day that it's born, it can run, can jump, can feed.
- So Bryce and Hunt ran out to live it.
- Well, Rat A chose to run, Rat B didn't.
- But when you run, how you run, that's not universal.
- But I mean, John Wick just runs through bulldozes.
- But I mean, John Wick just runs through bulldozers.
- But we're built to Sprint, run, jog, slide and jump.
- I will make you run and run and run until you puke.
- It would be very difficult to not run down that hallway.
- This cat starts looking up and runs that way.
- This is my moment on YouTube to run hard as fast as I can.
- Two guys from across the street run and empty his pockets.
Examples
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When the lights go out, run away with me.
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Now think of what it's like to run with this in your hand.
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Let's go ahead and run, see if this works.
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Anyway, her mom told her to run and hide, and so she did.
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Rachael's father lifted her up and ran with her in his arms to their car.
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Rachael's brother heard her screams and ran through the water to help her.
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He decided to run every morning to stay fit and active.
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During the race, she trained hard so she could run faster than her competitors.
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When he heard the loud noise, he quickly started to run away from the crowd.
Synonyms
To get away from a place where you are kept or are in danger
To leave secretly and quickly to get away from danger or control
To run away from a place because it is dangerous
To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye
To move or work very quickly to reach a goal
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
To run away suddenly to escape danger
To try to escape quickly, often by running
To run at a steady slow speed for exercise
Get away very quickly to avoid being hurt
To run for exercise often as a regular activity to get fit and feel relaxed
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
To leave a place suddenly without permission
Leave quickly to escape danger, often by flying
To move around quickly and energetically without a clear purpose
To run away quickly because you are afraid
To leave a place quickly to escape danger or trouble
To escape suddenly from control, capture, or a group
To run away quickly to escape danger
To go quickly around a town to do errands
Run quickly toward a place or thing to reach it first
To leave quickly to escape or avoid something
To move quickly on foot
Move quickly on foot to escape or reach a place fast
Leave quickly, often because you are scared
To run away quickly to avoid trouble
Move away quickly to avoid something you are afraid of
To move very fast on foot to get somewhere quickly
To move very fast with great energy
Move faster than a walk for exercise
Run quickly into the woods to escape danger
To run away quickly to avoid being caught by the police
To run away quickly to avoid being caught
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 comes from an old word that meant 'move' or 'flow', so think of a person moving fast like water moving down a hill; that is why to run means to move quickly on foot.