running
/ˈɹʌnɪŋ//ˈɹʌnɪŋ/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.
noun
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The action of the verb to run.
Example: His running of the business leaves something to be desired.
The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason
Example: Running is good exercise.
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
Example: the first running of a still
The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
adjective
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Moving or advancing at a run.
Present, current.
Example: running month
Flowing; easy; cursive.
Example: running handwriting
Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
Example: a running explanation
adverb
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Consecutively; in a row
Example: Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.
preposition
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Approaching; about; roughly.