- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time;
"Don't run--you'll be out of breath"
"The children ran to the store"
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
"If you see this man, run!"
"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
"Service runs all the way to Cranbury"
"His knowledge doesn't go very far"
"My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"
"The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
"She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
- have a particular form;
"the story or argument runs as follows"
"as the saying goes..."
- move along, of liquids;
"Water flowed into the cave"
"the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
- perform as expected when applied;
"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"
"Does this old car still run well?"
"This old radio doesn't work anymore"
- change or be different within limits;
"Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"
"Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"
"The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"
"My students range from very bright to dull"
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;
"Who's running for treasurer this year?"
- cause to emit recorded audio or video;
"They ran the tapes over and over again"
"I'll play you my favorite record"
"He never tires of playing that video"
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way;
"who are these people running around in the building?"
"She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"
"let the dogs run free"
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures"
"These dresses run small"
"He inclined to corpulence"
- be operating, running or functioning;
"The car is still running--turn it off!"
- change from one state to another;
"run amok"
"run rogue"
"run riot"
- cause to perform;
"run a subject"
"run a process"
- be affected by; be subjected to;
"run a temperature"
"run a risk"
- continue to exist;
"These stories die hard"
"The legend of Elvis endures"
- occur persistently;
"Musical talent runs in the family"
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
"Run the dishwasher"
"run a new program on the Mac"
"the computer executed the instruction"
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
"We ran the ad three times"
"This paper carries a restaurant review"
"All major networks carried the press conference"
- carry out;
"run an errand"
- pass over, across, or through;
"He ran his eyes over her body"
"She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"
"He drew her hair through his fingers"
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
"Run the wire behind the cabinet"
- make without a miss
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- cause an animal to move fast;
"run the dogs"
- be diffused;
"These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
- sail before the wind
- cover by running; run a certain distance;
"She ran 10 miles that day"
- extend or continue for a certain period of time;
"The film runs 5 hours"
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company;
"the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;
"Run to the store!"
"She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
- travel a route regularly;
"Ships ply the waters near the coast"
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);
"Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"
"The dogs are running deer"
"The Duke hunted in these woods"
- compete in a race;
"he is running the Marathon this year"
"let's race and see who gets there first"
- progress by being changed;
"The speech has to go through several more drafts"
"run through your presentation before the meeting"
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
"melt butter"
"melt down gold"
"The wax melted in the sun"
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;
"Her nylons were running"
- become undone;
"the sweater unraveled"