running
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
:
funcionamiento
- The floors are dirty, the walls crooked, there is no running water, no washing machines.
- running time
- running costs
- running systems
Examples
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And so clearly we are now running a new piece of code.
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Charlie is sleeping alone in bed, and the sound of running water is heard off in the distance.
Fiction book (1993) -
Over the sound of the running water, she hears the front door close heavily.
Fiction book (2000) -
Richard Farrow left the motor running and got out of the car.
Fiction book (2001) -
The town car is stopped at the curb, motor running, lights on.
Fiction book (2000) -
In our experience, the synthesis times were acceptable and the running times were similar to equivalent hand-written code.
Academic text (2012) -
Meter's running.
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The lab's 30-T hybrid has accumulated 4,000 hours of running time in 11 years.
Academic text (1994) -
The company is focused on running new projects that improve efficiency.
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The running of the software depends on the latest updates being installed.
Synonyms
47
3.4
The way something works or operates
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
60
2.8
A player in American football who runs with the ball to gain yards for the team
- Specialized
1
3.5
A simple sewing line made by passing a needle in and out of cloth at regular spaces
- Specialized
1
6.5
A heading at the top of each page that shows the title or section
A plant with long stems that grow along the ground and produce black berries
- Specialized
A climbing tropical plant with thin divided leaf parts and stems that smell bad when crushed
- Jargon
A short title appears at the top of each page to show the chapter or section
How Operational
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Running comes from the verb run, which people used for things that 'go' or 'work'. That is why the 'running' of a machine means its state of working or operating.