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running
[ruhn-ing]
noun
the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.
managing or directing.
the running of a business.
an act or instance of racing.
the 113th running of the Kentucky Derby.
the condition of a track or surface to be run or raced on.
Our track team had muddy running today.
the amount, quality, or type of a liquid flow.
adjective
galloping, racing, moving, or passing rapidly.
(of a horse)
going or proceeding rapidly at the gait of a gallop.
taught to proceed at a gallop.
creeping or climbing, as plants.
a running vine.
moving or proceeding easily or smoothly.
moving when pulled or hauled, as a rope.
slipping or sliding easily, as a knot or a noose.
operating or functioning, as a machine.
(of measurement) linear; straight-line.
cursive, as handwriting.
flowing, as a stream.
liquid or fluid.
the running month.
prevalent, as a condition or state.
running prices.
going or carried on continuously; sustained.
a running commentary.
extending or repeated continuously.
a running pattern.
performed with or during a run.
a running leap.
discharging pus or other matter.
a running sore.
Nautical.noting any of various objects or assemblages of objects that may be moved in ordinary use.
running bowsprit;
running gaff.
Nautical, Machinery.
noting any block of a tackle that moves.
noting the part of the fall of a tackle that moves through the blocks (standing ).
adverb
in succession; consecutively.
He slept badly for three nights running.
running
/ ˈʌɪŋ /
adjective
maintained continuously; incessant
a running battle
running commentary
(postpositive) without interruption; consecutive
he lectured for two hours running
denoting or relating to the scheduled operation of a public vehicle
the running time of a train
accomplished at a run
a running jump
(of a knot) sliding along the rope from which it is made, so as to form a noose which becomes smaller when the rope is pulled
(of a wound, sore, etc) discharging pus or a serous fluid
denoting or relating to operations for maintenance
running repairs
prevalent; current
running prices
repeated or continuous
a running design
(of certain plants, plant stems, etc) creeping along the ground
flowing
running water
(of handwriting) having the letters run together
noun
management or organization
the running of a company
operation or maintenance
the running of a machine
competition or a competitive situation (in the phrases in the running , out of the running )
to set the pace in a competition or race
rarethe power or ability to run
Other 51Թ Forms
- well-running adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
in the running,
participating or entered as a competitor.
under consideration as a candidate or possible choice.
Who is still in the running for the directorship?
among the winners or those making a good showing.
out of the running,
not competing in a contest or race.
not among the winners or runners-up in a contest or race.
to finish out of the running.
Example Sentences
Unlike the golden age of twee, dancing in the street and running into the arms of the one person you love aren’t enough for a happy ending.
With the 2026 World Cup as his main goal, the plan is to hit the ground running at Stamford Bridge once he arrives.
Care keeps Wales running, it said, but many of those providing the care were struggling financially, had poor health and wellbeing and had to cut back on food and heating.
It came amid six waves of Iranian attacks overnight - launched in response to large-scale Israeli air strikes on Iran - that sent millions of people running for shelter.
The King, who is still undergoing his own treatment for cancer, rode in the carriage for the second year running rather than riding on horseback.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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