run
- noun
- /rʌn/
- Moreover, increased rain from warmer conditions would have created more run-off from the land.
- a run-off
Examples
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banks failed due to runs on their deposits.
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And with this final Test run, let's now compare the results.
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I don't know, I think she went for a run or something.
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In the long run, every human being is accountable for what he chooses to do.
Fiction book (1992) -
During the drought, there was a significant run on bottled water at the stores.
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The sudden run on winter clothing caught the retailers by surprise.
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After the announcement, the city's hospitals experienced a run on flu vaccines.
Synonyms
A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling
Liquid or other matter that comes out of something, often as waste
A small narrow stream of water that flows across the land
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 Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Run as a noun for a flow of liquid is the same old image of movement, so a 'run' of water or oil is a steady pouring or flow.