to run

Make a book or article available to the public

Publish something like a book or magazine for people to buy

To broadcast a program on radio or TV

To send a radio or television program to the public

To show a programme on television

To send out a radio or TV program so people can receive it

To remove parts of books and films that are offensive or about politics

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

Something many members of the same family have

Get away very quickly to avoid being hurt

For a short time without thinking about long-term effects

To have a big success people do not expect

A serious challenge that makes success difficult

To keep working with very little energy or money left

Manage a group or organization strictly to keep it working well

To leave a place quickly to escape danger or trouble

To be much better than someone at doing something

Over a long time into the future

Talk too much and say things you should not

Feel sudden, strong fear or shock

To face many difficult questions or strong criticism

To do something that might lead to harm or loss

To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often

Win every game or match in a series without losing any

To move quickly and attack often in sports or games

Move away quickly to avoid something you are afraid of

A score by a team while the other team controls the game

Start with basic skills before trying harder tasks

Act in a confused or uncontrolled way because of strong emotion

To support two opposite sides at the same time to please both

To move very fast on foot to get somewhere quickly

Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems

To make someone very busy and tired with too much work

To move very fast with great energy

A stream or river that flows very little because it is dry

Work very well and smoothly after being fixed or updated

Manage and look after a business

To act in a risky way without thinking about the bad results

To support two opposite sides at the same time

Use all of something so none is left

Have no more of something because you used it all

To leave secretly and quickly to get away from danger or control

Meet someone by chance without planning

Experience a problem or difficulty unexpectedly

To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye

To play and move quickly in different directions while making noise

To use a particular fuel or source for power

Not enough time left to finish something

To become difficult to control or stop, for example prices

A vehicle drives over a person or animal causing injury

To avoid dealing with a problem or responsibility

Stop being valid after a set time

To arrive later than planned or expected

To pass close to a person or place while moving quickly on foot

To last for a period of time

Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something

Hit something by accident while moving

To be in charge of an activity or group

Have to leave immediately or very soon

To leave quickly with something stolen or taken without permission

Find something by chance while doing something else

To talk for a long time without stopping, often giving too many details

To try to escape quickly, often by running

Act without control or limits

Owe a lot of money quickly

To flow down a surface like water on a window

To have only a small amount left

To find the source of something by checking facts

Water or other liquid flows out of a container by accident

Make someone or something go away

Practice something to check for mistakes

To keep going for longer than expected without stopping

To get into trouble with rules or people in charge

To spend time casually with people who may cause trouble

Have very strong feelings or tension

To act wildly and cause chaos

To damage something by using it too much or managing it badly

To run for exercise often as a regular activity to get fit and feel relaxed

Use up money or supplies quickly and wastefully

To use up batteries, money or supplies until little remains

To be in a line next to something, like a road

To spread quickly, get out of control, and cause harm

To get into trouble for breaking rules or laws

Act in a nervous way because you are afraid or feel pressure

To have very little of something left

To follow and catch a person, animal or vehicle

To move quickly past someone or let a chance go by without acting

To take part in a long race on foot of about 26 miles

To get a boat or ship stuck in shallow water near the shore

To use up something so none is left, for example ideas

To move quickly down the stairs to a lower floor

Raise a flag or sail by pulling on ropes

To move around quickly and energetically without a clear purpose

To stop having any water, like a river or well

Flow away from a surface into drains or rivers

To lose energy or enthusiasm and stop working well

To hit and pass over a person or animal with a vehicle

To act without care for other people or their rights

To go quickly to a shop to buy something you need

A liquid flows over the top of its container

Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble

Make someone very tired by giving them too much work

To quickly say the main points

Make clothes quickly by sewing, for example a dress

To go quickly around a town to do errands

To suddenly start running, often after walking or standing still

Make copies of a document using a photocopier

To make someone very tired by giving them too much to do

Behave in a wild way without control

Hold a second vote or match between top candidates to decide the winner

To have almost no fuel left in a car

Do a lot of things for someone who keeps asking for help

A long time when you see the final result of actions

A hit that lets the batter run all the bases and score a run

An angry argument with someone

A road accident where the driver leaves without stopping to help or give details

Lasting for a short time, not long-term

A period when a person, team, or company has a lot of success

A vehicle crash caused by a driver who leaves without helping or saying who they are

Ordinary and not special

A very successful result that achieves its goal

A sudden rise in prices or values over a short time

A complete rehearsal of a play or presentation without stopping

A short test to see if something works well before real use

A practice session before an event to check for problems

A run charged to the pitcher when the other team makes no fielding error or passed ball

Happening over a long time, not just now

A short jog in the morning to exercise and wake up

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

A short race people run for fun or to raise money for charity

A quick trip to buy beer before a party or gathering

One of two major Civil War battles that took place near a creek in Virginia

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

The number of copies made for one edition of a magazine, book or newspaper

A score given to a batter when their hit lets another player reach home

A quick attack where the attackers leave immediately

The time when a computer program runs on a device

An early Civil War battle in Virginia where Confederate forces defeat Union troops

A way of avoiding a rule or decision by acting cleverly

A quick approach an athlete makes to gain speed before a jump or throw

A slope prepared and kept for people to ski on

A run scored because a defensive player made a mistake, not from the batter's play

The normal action during a game not counting set pieces like free kicks or penalties

An enclosed outdoor area where chickens live and move

A practice test to find and fix problems before the real event

An indirect way to avoid a rule or problem

An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football

A period when a printing press makes one set of newspapers or magazines

To steal something quickly and run away

A creek in northeastern Virginia where two Civil War battles took place

A surprising and very large success

A path that many people or vehicles use regularly

A major early Civil War battle fought in July 1861 near Manassas, Virginia that the Confederate army won

An enclosed yard where chickens or ducks are kept

Not special or interesting

To run naked in public as a joke or dare

A narrow hidden path people use to go somewhere faster

Common and not special

A problem that happens while a program is running because of wrong data or bad instructions

Gravel taken directly from a pit or quarry with mixed stone sizes

A loose mix of small stones and sand taken from a gravel pit and used as is

A brief attack followed by a rapid retreat

A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas