running suit
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈrʌnɪŋ suːt/
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- She looks in that two-tone running suit and those bulky Adidas like a senior-league bowling champion, her face hard from too much sun, with two little knobs like welts developing over her cheekbones.
- velour running suit
- red running suit
- black running suit
Examples
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George Mitrakis presented himself in a sleek In Sport running suit, black nylon with purple stripes, and straddled a recumbent bike.
Fiction book (2000) -
Dressed in a blue and white running suit and gray running shoes, I fix a red bandanna on my head and call out to her that I will jog along the lakeshore while she shops.
Fiction book (1990) -
Carolyn was sitting on the barstool next to him in a velvet running suit of guess what color.
Fiction book (1999) -
A child in a red running suit ran by, almost grabbed the handset out of Art's grasp; then another, in a brown jacket with a hood.
Fiction book (1994) -
Kate's athletic apparel, including the running suit and hunting outfit worn in the episode, her story about beating up her brothers, and her appeal to Chip's friends through telling scary stories and belching, make her one of the 1980s' most unique female characters.
Academic text (2013) -
Janice, wearing a soft salmon-colored running suit with powder-blue sleeves and pants stripes, leads, and Nelson, Roy, Pru, and Judy, all in their airplane clothes, follow, hurrying to keep up.
Fiction book (1990) -
She wore a bright red running suit while jogging in the park this morning.
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The athlete decided to wear a new running suit for the marathon to improve her performance.
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He bought a comfortable running suit made of breathable fabric for his daily workouts.
Synonyms
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1.3
A set of loose, comfortable clothes with a jacket and pants for exercise
5
1.1
A matching set of comfortable clothes with a top and pants for exercise or relaxing
5
2.0
A matching set of loose, comfortable clothes with sweatpants and a sweatshirt for exercise or casual wear
A set of loose, comfortable clothes worn for exercise
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a suit for running' is directly and compositionally derived from 'running' (the activity) + 'suit' (a matching outfit); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes clothing worn for running. This noun-noun modifier pattern (purpose or use + garment) is common in English and cross-linguistically, so the expression is immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
The compound noun running suit comes from a simple image: a matching jacket and pants made for running, where suit means a set of clothes. So it now means 'a set of jacket and pants worn for jogging or exercise'.