run
- noun
- /rʌn/
- She's got plenty of money and the run of his house in Suffolk, though she never goes there.
Examples
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For a few watchful hours at a time, they had the run of the wild area to the north.
Fiction book (1999) -
Once these aliens secure entry into one EU country, they have the run of them all.
Academic text (2005) -
The gesture with which she offered them the run of the house.
Fiction book (1998) -
Tell him he's gonna have the run of the whole ranch.
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We could have three dogs, and they'd have the run of our acres, and each of us would name one.
Fiction book (1997) -
Do you mean to tell me that knowing that, you gave him the run of the clinic, let him become some kind of celebrity around here?
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The children were given the run of the playground during recess.
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He was trusted with the run of the family business while his parents were away.
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After signing the lease, she finally had the run of her new apartment.
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 Free
Surface Forms
Etymology
Run meaning freedom to use a place comes from the idea of free movement, so to have the 'run' of a house is to have the freedom to go everywhere inside it.