run
/ɹʊn//ɹʌn//ɹʌn/verb
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To run.
noun
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Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
Example: I just got back from my morning run.
Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip.
Example: I need to make a run to the store.
A pleasure trip.
Example: Let's go for a run in the car.
Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
verb
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To move swiftly.
(fluids) To flow.
(of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
To control or manage, be in charge of.
Example: He is running the candidate's expensive campaign.
adjective
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In a liquid state; melted or molten.
Example: Put some run butter on the vegetables.
Cast in a mould.
Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out").
(of a zoology) Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.