run
- noun
- /rʌn/
- The farmer arrives, out of breath from his run across the field.
- a mile run
- one-mile run
- fun run
It's a bit more of an uphill run, but it can happen.
- It's a bit more of an uphill run, but it can happen.
- Yeah, listen, I would do eight mile run no problem.
- I haven't done the two hour run yet.
- Go to the gym, maybe go on a run, go hiking, practice sports.
- And you did this Run Rock'n'roll race.
- Half a doughnut nukes like half a mile run or some crazy shit like that.
- So maybe not so much a run as a very confident shuffle.
- If you just a recreational run of them, maybe not.
Examples
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In fact, he set the record for the mile run twice in 1942 and once in 1945.
Academic text (2012) -
Just going for a Saturday morning run.
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Yeah, listen, I would do eight mile run no problem.
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I only managed 27 test runs, this year.
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I figure I might need a few practice runs.
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I'm gonna go for a run.
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The results indicated that the students in the treatment group performed better in the mile run performance.
Academic text (2015) -
"The next morning, after my usual run, I walked to Mickey D's.
Fiction book (1992) -
Marcel broke into a quick trot, then into a dead run, his cloak flying behind him.
Fiction book (1992) -
I participated in a thrilling 10-kilometer run last weekend.
Synonyms
A short, very fast run over a small distance
A short, fast run to reach something
A race across fields, woods, and hills instead of on a track
A short jog in the morning to exercise and wake up
A short race people run for fun or to raise money for charity
An event where people run to see who is fastest
A race where people run a set distance
A running race longer than the marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers
A race run on a marked running track, like 100 meters
A short race for fun that often raises money for charity
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
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Run as a noun for a race comes from the same idea of moving quickly; a 'run' is simply the act of people running against each other, like a short course you move along fast.