run

释义

vt.& vi.跑; 移动; （使）流动n.奔跑; 行程; 放映期; 一系列; 趋向，态势vi.（工作等）进行; 延续; 逃跑; 行驶vt.使奔跑; 使…快速移动; 运行，经营; 划

大小写变形: RUN

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   runs ; 过去式 :   ran ; 过去分词 :   run ; 现在分词 :   running ;

实用场景例句

Rushing to make amends, I ran toward the ringing telephone...

我急忙补救，跑向响铃的电话...

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The authorities stated that the gunmen fled into the forest.

当局称持枪歹徒逃入了森林。

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Participating in the New York marathon event where he ran...

参加了他在其中跑步的纽约马拉松活动...

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Phyllis Smith executed a strategically paced run, securing qualification with a time of 51.32 seconds.

菲莉丝·史密斯以战略性的节奏完成了跑步，以51.32秒的成绩确保了参赛资格。

金山词霸

The owner insisted on Cool Ground's run in the prestigious Gold Cup competition.

主人坚持让“酷地”参加著名的金杯赛马比赛。

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Continuous downpours might allow Cecil to run Armiger in the Derby too.

连绵不断的暴雨可能也会让塞西尔带着“扈从”出战德比马赛。

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Dappled sunlight filtered through the intertwined limbs of majestic beech trees, illuminating the meandering path that wound beneath them.

斑驳的阳光透过雄伟山毛榉树交错的枝干洒落，照亮了在树下蜿蜒前行的曲折小径。

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A slender metallic filament extends through the middle of a gas-filled cylindrical vessel made of glass.

一根纤细的金属丝穿过充满气体的圆柱形玻璃器皿的中部。

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A long extension cord was run from the house by our host, who proceeded to set up a projector together with its screen.

我们的主人从屋里拉出一根很长的延长线，随后组装了投影仪和配套的屏幕。

金山词霸

His disheveled locks were combed through with his fingers as a soft chuckle slipped from his mouth.

他用手指梳理着凌乱的头发，嘴角漏出一声轻柔的轻笑。

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Rushing through the doorway, I quickly ran a comb through my messy locks.

我匆忙穿过门口，迅速用梳子梳理了凌乱的头发。

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They have gathered the most extensive data on hand and run it through their individual computer setups.

他们已获取了手头最广泛的数据，并将其运行在各自的计算机系统上。

金山词霸

He waited until the previous February to publicly run for the presidency...

他一直等到去年二月才公开竞选总统职位...

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Challenging Ohio's seasoned Democratic senator, John Glenn, in an election proves to be an extraordinarily tough task.

在选举中挑战俄亥俄州经验丰富的民主党参议员约翰·格伦被证明是一项异常艰难的任务。

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He was already starting to run his presidential campaign by laying the groundwork in those early days.

那时他就已经开始通过打基础来运作自己的总统竞选活动了。

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The flourishing paint business was successfully run by his stepfather.

他的继父成功经营着这家蓬勃发展的涂料企业。

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Is this truly how a nation should be run?

这是一个国家应有的管理方式吗？

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The authorities overseeing these facilities verify that the system is currently operating with remarkable efficiency.

负责监管这些设施的当局确认，该系统目前运行得非常高效。

金山词霸

The smooth operation of the bank is continuously run by its dedicated employees.

银行的顺畅运转由其敬业的员工持续运作着。

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The doctor ran multiple tests, revealing that I was infected with mycoplasma.

医生进行了多项检测，表明我感染了支原体。

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The program continues to run smoothly as you verify each command step by step.

程序在逐步验证每条命令时保持平稳运行。

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The tape started to run when he pushed the button again.

磁带在他再次按下按钮时开始转动。

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The recording failed as the tape had already run out.

录音失败了，因为磁带已经用完了。

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The person remained unaware that the recording device continued to operate...

这个人仍然没有察觉到录音设备还在运转...

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The engine remained idling while she instructed him to wait outside.

发动机保持空转时，她指示他在外面等候。

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Electric cabs run solely on rechargeable batteries.

电动出租车完全依靠可充电电池运行。

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Rows of food stalls have been assigned to restaurants run on compact gas cylinders.

这些小吃摊已被分配给由小型煤气罐运营的餐馆。

金山词霸

The Rover 100 from 1960 served as my regular run from 1977 through 1983.

那辆1960年的罗孚100在1977至1983年间是我的常用代步车。

金山词霸

The Inn and the Country Club are connected by a shuttle bus that runs on a regular schedule.

这家旅馆和乡村俱乐部之间有一辆按固定时刻表运行的区间公交车。

金山词霸

The administration fails to ensure the trains run punctually.

未能确保火车准点运行的政府

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真题例句

We have presidential candidates running for their first term in office at age 68, 69 and 74.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

These teams are gaining more power to run their own affairs.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The run has been taken; now is the time to leap.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

If you're training for a marathon, you wouldn't expect to turn up and just be able to run it.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The first rule—examine your life—is the common thread that runs through the entire book.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Such findings, which run counter to common sense, have surfaced before.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

She has once run a pre-K program.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs seven major airports, including the three main ones serving in London.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

Monica Cornetti runs a company that gamifies employee trainings.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

He runs a pub that serves excellent beer.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

And it doesn't run counter to the goals of public education.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

And it doesn' t run counter to the goals of public education.

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

During 26 vigorous exercise, our muscles tire as they run out of fuel and build up waste products.

2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

I've sort of done hotel work and I've also run a restaurant pub.

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

Some desalination plants exist where feasible, but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs.

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

There is no point saying you run marathons, if you are going to be out of breath arriving at the interview on the second floor.

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

The summer program run by a nonprofit organization has helped many underserved students learn advanced math.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

However, it's clear that Macy's believes its troubles run deeper than a temporary aberration ( ' , 偏离) off the thermometer.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

A New York City-based nonprofit called Bridge to Enter Mathematics runs a residential summer program aimed at getting underserved students, mostly black and Hispanic, working toward math and science careers.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Unilever recently ran an interactive campaign for its Axe deodorant ( ' , 除臭剂), which kept viewers engaged for more than three minutes on average.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Sustainable management of ecosystems will prove rewarding in the long run.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

A surprising thing for the man who runs one of the world's most powerful economies to say? Perhaps; though in the run-up to the five-year review of the Millennium ( ' , 千年的) Goals, he is far from alone.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

In a study published in Nature Scientific Reports, we reveal just how deep this injustice runs.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

A robotic lawn mower will run over a neighbor's cat.

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

As part of the upgrading of its rail yard, Kasselman, who is an inventor and self-proclaimed "steam visionary", is campaigning for a new steam train that runs without any fire and could run on an existing ten- kilometer line, driving tourists and perhaps

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

At the crack of dawn, he would run up the slopes with his skis on, an unbelievably back-breaking activity.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

But good self-control can be set to run in families in that children who have good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

But if the confrontation has crystallized in this latest battle, it may already be heading toward a predictable conclusion: In the long run, the tech companies are destined to emerge victorious.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

But now, that insurance has run out for him, and he has to make tough choices.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

However, it's clear that Macy's believes its troubles run deeper than a temporary aberration off the thermometer.

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

I told myself that all experiences make you a better journalist in the long run and luckily, I was right.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

In other words, even if the FBI wins this case, in the long run, it loses.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

Initially, rather than appointing a general contractor to run the project, the corporation decided to manage it themselves.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

Perhaps we should do a practice run of the presentation first.

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

The big benefit will not only be in the housing of this enormous and rapidly growing amount of data, but will also be in the ability to run real time data analytics to extract actionable and ongoing knowledge.

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

The level of emissions they cause will depend on how the electricity to run them is generated, while brakes, tyres and toads all create tiny airborne particles as they wear out.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

This required local governments to provide residential accommodation for older people and supervise care homes run by independent organizations.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

We have had plenty of debates in Congress and the media over whether the government should have a backdoor, and this is an end run (迂回战术) around that—here they come with an order to create that backdoor.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

Whether they should bet on the traditional players who run those stores now is another matter.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Buy the best-fitting running shoes you can find.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

A month before the marathon, the author made up his mind to run.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设

After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly — we were always suddenly out of something.

2016年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 A 原文

After running hundreds of tests, the researchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half the time, indicating that they were performing a calculation, not just memorizing the value of each combination.

2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

All the dogs sit, play, or run around while people drink coffee and eat sandwiches.

2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

Always keep in mind that your main task is to get this company running smoothly.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 单项选择 原文

As always, you should stretch at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR, "It was scary."

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

In my first P.E. Class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Drinking my iced coffee, I ran my fingers along the streets from the hotel to the opera hall.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 语法填空 原文

During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus.

2014年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

Ground water evaporates and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

He had tried to coax the dog to him but, frightened, it had run off.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics, and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

How about a pair of running shoes?

2016年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

How long did James run his business?

2019年高考英语浙江卷 听力 题设

I ran into Rani's office for the first time.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

If they still feel good, you can begin running in them.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 选项

If you are time poor, you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give it/running a try.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

Instead, you would see plenty of animals with people running after them.

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

It is run by a comedy club.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

It provides awards for running new businesses.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible crowds on the roads above as they travelled to and from word.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

It was a hot summer day that found me running down the street with a dollar in my sweaty hand.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读表达 原文

Moreover, the tendency for universities to monitor and shape student behavior runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled by their elders.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Never allow dogs or other pets to run freely in areas of nesting bird, other wildlife, or where signposted.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

One day I met a former classmate of mine who was making a lot of money running a sideline.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

Pahlsson screamed so loudly that her daughter came running from the house.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 语法填空 原文

People who work toward such excellence—whether they are driving a truck, or running a store--make the world better just by being the kind of people they are.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Regular season runs september through may at music hall in summer at Riverbend.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Running is cheap, easy and it's always energetic.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

She ran at the school championships barefooted because she couldn't afford shoes.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

She still had to run more than half a mile and had only a few minutes left.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

So I ran back home almost in the dark while trying not to get too scared.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文

Summer company provides students with hands-on business training and awards of up to $3, 000 to start and run their own summer businesses.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50, 000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The dog jody fell down the cliff when she was running after a sheep.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty papers left.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 完形填空 原文

The plan, a world-first, will start on 19 April and run for a year.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The season runs June through August, with additional performances in march and september.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up — and out — the side of the hole.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Then she ran along the edge of cliff and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

They are extremely important in the safe and effective running of our programmes.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Through the years, I'd run into former students who would provide updates on old classmates.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to strengthen your leg muscles, avoid hills and get good running shoes.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic devices that can shock the heart back into work.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 which/that showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all causes.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

We've all known people who run out of steam before they reach life's halfway mark.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

When Alice was sixteen, I was the one who wanted to run away from home.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 完形填空 A 原文

When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his balance and had a bad fall.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 单项选择 原文

When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

While running regularly can't make you live forever, the review says it is more effective at lengthening life than walking, cycling or swimming.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

You don't have to run fast or for long to see the benefit.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of dying early by running.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company”.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

Pledging to run Pilgrim safely, the company has applied for federal permission to keep it open for another 20 years.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Permission to run a nuclear plant is a public trust.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Entergy runs 11 other reactors in the United States, including Pilgrim Nuclear station in Plymouth.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

In today’s world, title has become normal that well—paid executives should not be accountable for what happens in the organizations that they run perhaps we should not be so surprised.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week ( ' , CFW), which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

A badly run "year of culture" washes in and out of a place like the tide, bringing prominence for a spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community.

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runner set off to run 5 km around their local park.

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

I don't like quotas either; they run counter to my belief in meritocracy, governance by the capable.

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In some ways the scientific publishing model resembles the economy of the social internet: labour is provided free in exchange for the hope of status, while huge profits are made by a few big firms who run the market places.

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Pledging to run pilgrim safely, the company has applied for federal permission to keep it open for another 20 years.

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Such a move could affect firms such as McDonald's, which sponsors the youth coaching scheme run by the Football Association.

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The charter's main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week, which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien hirst, "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever", at Sotheby's in London on September 1'th 2008.

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The strategy also aims to ensure that carbon in woody material removed from the forests is locked away in the form of solid lumber or burned as biofuel in vehicles that would otherwise run on fossil fuels.

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Today's CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many mere skills than simply being able to "run the company" CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and Maybe even how the company should trade in them.

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun

1. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely;

"the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"

"their first tally came in the 3rd inning"

2. the act of testing something;

"in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"

"he called each flip of the coin a new trial"

3. a race run on foot;

"she broke the record for the half-mile run"

4. an unbroken series of events;

"had a streak of bad luck"

"Nicklaus had a run of birdies"

5. (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball;

"the defensive line braced to stop the run"

"the coach put great emphasis on running"

6. a regular trip;

"the ship made its run in record time"

7. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;

"he broke into a run"

"his daily run keeps him fit"

8. the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation;

"the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"

9. unrestricted freedom to use;

"he has the run of the house"

10. the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);

"a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"

11. a small stream

12. a race between candidates for elective office;

"I managed his campaign for governor"

"he is raising money for a Senate run"

13. a row of unravelled stitches;

"she got a run in her stocking"

14. the pouring forth of a fluid

15. an unbroken chronological sequence;

"the play had a long run on Broadway"

"the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"

16. a short trip;

"take a run into town"

Verb

1. 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"

2. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;

"If you see this man, run!"

"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

3. 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"

4. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;

"She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

5. have a particular form;

"the story or argument runs as follows"

"as the saying goes..."

6. move along, of liquids;

"Water flowed into the cave"

"the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

7. 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"

8. 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"

9. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;

"Who's running for treasurer this year?"

10. cause to emit recorded sounds;

"They ran the tapes over and over again"

"Can you play my favorite record?"

11. 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"

12. 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"

13. 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"

14. be operating, running or functioning;

"The car is still running--turn it off!"

15. change from one state to another;

"run amok"

"run rogue"

"run riot"

16. cause to perform;

"run a subject"

"run a process"

17. be affected by; be subjected to;

"run a temperature"

"run a risk"

18. continue to exist;

"These stories die hard"

"The legend of Elvis endures"

19. occur persistently;

"Musical talent runs in the family"

20. 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"

21. carry out;

"run an errand"

22. guide or pass over something;

"He ran his eyes over her body"

"She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"

"He drew her hair through his fingers"

23. cause something to pass or lead somewhere;

"Run the wire behind the cabinet"

24. make without a miss

25. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

26. cause an animal to move fast;

"run the dogs"

27. be diffused;

"These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"

28. sail before the wind

29. cover by running; run a certain distance;

"She ran 10 miles that day"

30. extend or continue for a certain period of time;

"The film runs 5 hours"

31. set animals loose to graze

32. keep company;

"the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring"

33. run with the ball; in such sports as football

34. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;

"Run to the store!"

"She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"

35. travel a route regularly;

"Ships ply the waters near the coast"

36. 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"

37. compete in a race;

"he is running the Marathon this year"

"let's race and see who gets there first"

38. progress by being changed;

"The speech has to go through several more drafts"

"run through your presentation before the meeting"

39. 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"

40. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;

"Her nylons were running"

41. become undone;

"the sweater unraveled"