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noun
- A runner at the front or ahead.
- A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
- (philately) A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.
- (sports) By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
- A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
- a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
- anything that precedes something similar in time
noun
- A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
- One who harries.
- A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.
- Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
- a persistent attacker
- a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
- hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
noun
- A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
- (video games, informal) A video game involving racing of any kind.
- A vehicle (or other device) used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
- (humorous) A racist.
- Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.
- A racing pigeon.
- A racehorse.
- a fast car that competes in races
- someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
- an animal that races
- slender fast-moving North American snakes
noun
noun
- (athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
- (cricket) A batter who remains in for a long time.
- (architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- (nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
- (Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
- (economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
- (archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
- (heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
- One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
- (figurative) That which gives stability or security.
- (US) A screw anchor.
- (slang) The brake of a vehicle.
- (soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
- Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
- (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
- (computing) A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.
- (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
- (climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
- (nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
- Alternative form of anker.
- (architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
verb
- To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
- To stop; to fix or rest.
- To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
- To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
- To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
- fix firmly and stably
- secure a vessel with an anchor
noun
noun
- A swift runner.
- (uncountable) A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) The drink Irn-Bru.
- The act of scudding.
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) Pornography.
- A form of garden hoe.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- A gust of wind.
- (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
adj
verb
- (Northumbria) To hit or slap.
- (Northumbria) To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- (Northumbria) To speed.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
noun
- a trained athlete who competes in foot races
- (video games) A speedrunner.
- A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
- someone who travels on foot by running
- a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- someone who imports or exports without paying duties
- device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
- a long narrow carpet
- a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
- a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
- fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
- The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
- A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
- A streamlet.
- (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
- (Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
- Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
- Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
- (climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
- (chiefly in combination) A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling.
- A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
- The blade of an ice skate.
- A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
- (slang, usually in the phrase do a runner) A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
- Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
- (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
- (film) An assistant.
- A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
- The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
- A running gag.
- A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- (Australian rules football) A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
- Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
- A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
- One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
- (nautical, sailing) A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
- (sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
- In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
- An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
- The curved base of a rocking chair.
- (baseball, softball) A baserunner.
- (slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
- (cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
- (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
- A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.
- Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
- A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
noun
- An accomplished amateur athlete.
- An inhabitant or a resident of Corinth, and its suburbs.
- An inhabitant, a resident of; a thing that originates from Corinthia
- A worldly, fashionable person, accepted in society though possibly dissolute.
- A sailboat owner who helms his or her own boat in competitive racing.
- a resident of Corinth
- a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
adj
noun
- A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.
- (cricket) A batsman who is frequently dismissed by the same bowler (said to be that player's rabbit).
- (cricket) A very poor batsman, selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
- (computing theory) A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle.
- Rarebit; Welsh rabbit or a similar dish: melted cheese served atop toast.
- (uncountable) The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
- A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- (uncountable) The meat from this animal.
- (genericized trademark) A vibrator with a shaft and a clitoral stimulator usually shaped like a rabbit's ears.
- A pneumatically-controlled tool used to insert small samples of material inside the core of a nuclear reactor.
- any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
- the fur of a rabbit
- flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
verb
noun
- An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
- (colloquial) A shoe.
- The action of swinging a foot or leg.
- (figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
- (uncountable and countable) A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
- (soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
- (computer hardware) The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
- (informal) A pocket.
- (Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.
- A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
- A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
- (soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.
- (music) Clipping of kickdrum; a 808.
- (film, television) Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”).
- (colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
- The recoil of a gun.
- the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
- informal terms for objecting
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
- a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
- the act of delivering a blow with the foot
verb
- (transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
- (intransitive) To die.
- (slang, intransitive) To be emphatically excellent.
- (chess, transitive) To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
- (of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.
- (transitive, slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
- (with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.
- (transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
- (reflexive, informal) To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
- (intransitive, cycling) To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
- (transitive, Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
- To move or push suddenly and violently.
- (computing, transitive) To reset (a watchdog timer).
- (intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.
- (printing, historical) To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.
- (intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
- strike with the foot
- thrash about or strike out with the feet
- spring back, as from a forceful thrust
- kick a leg up
- stop consuming
- drive or propel with the foot
- make a goal
- express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
noun
- the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
- a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
- (cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball.
- (oceanography) The extent of a wave's reach onto land as the result of a tsunami or storm such as a cyclone.
- An increase in the value or amount of something.
- A period of time just before an important event.
- The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum.
- (aviation, transitive) The process of warming up and testing an airplane before a flight.
noun
- Someone who follows a slipstream in a race.
- (motor racing) A race in which the shape of the track causes extensive slipstreams to form behind each car.
- (literature) Someone who writes slipstream fiction ("a genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries").
- (figuratively) Someone who goes with the flow; someone who follows with what others are doing.
noun
- (athletics) An ultramarathon.
- An ultraleftist.
- (usually capitalized) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
- (climbing) An ultra-prominent peak.
- An ultranationalist.
- (soccer) An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)
- A political extremist, in particular:
- (historical, France) An ultraroyalist.
adj
noun
- a footrace run at top speed
- a quick run
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- the act of moving with great haste
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- (uncountable) Ostentatious vigor.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- (figurative, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ellipsis of dashboard.
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, countable, uncountable) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
- (UK, India) A prime symbol.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- (computing) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (Internet, informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
verb
- hurl or thrust violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
intj
noun
- A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- (US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
- An exceptionally physically fit person.
- a person trained to compete in sports
verb
- compete in a race
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- move hurridly
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).
- (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- (West Country) To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to make marks on (something, such as a piece of wood) using a race knife.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
noun
- a canal for a current of water
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- any competition
- a contest of speed
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- A fast-moving current of water.
- A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- (engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A large group of nonhumans distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- (botany) A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- (mycology, bacteriology) A strain of microorganism, fungi, etc.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
- (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
- (gambling) A keno gambling session.
- (sewing, weaving) A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
- (botany) A strain of plant with characteristics causing it to differ from other plants of the same species.
verb
- compete in a race
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
noun
- a race run on foot
- a small stream
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the act of testing something
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
adj
noun
verb
- To finish a race.
- To achieve completion of something.
- (cinematography) To film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction.
- To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
- (idiomatic) To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
noun
- someone who races the luge
- freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
- a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
- a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
- (US, dialect) A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
- Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
- (cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
- (skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
- Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
- A small sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
- The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
- (graphical user interface, Internet) A slideshow on a web page.
- A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
- An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.
- (graphical user interface) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
- A sliding door.
- A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
- (baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
- (curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
adj
noun
- One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
- A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
- Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
- One who roams without any settled direction.
- A roving vagabond.
- Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
- Something that stands alone or by itself.
- someone who strays or falls behind
noun
- A runner at the front or ahead.
- A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
- (philately) A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.
- (sports) By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
- A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
- a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
- anything that precedes something similar in time
noun
- A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
- One who harries.
- A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.
- Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
- a persistent attacker
- a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
- hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
noun
- A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
- (video games, informal) A video game involving racing of any kind.
- A vehicle (or other device) used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
- (humorous) A racist.
- Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.
- A racing pigeon.
- A racehorse.
- a fast car that competes in races
- someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
- an animal that races
- slender fast-moving North American snakes
noun
noun
- (athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
- (cricket) A batter who remains in for a long time.
- (architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- (nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
- (Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
- (economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
- (archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
- (heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
- One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
- (figurative) That which gives stability or security.
- (US) A screw anchor.
- (slang) The brake of a vehicle.
- (soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
- Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
- (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
- (computing) A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.
- (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
- (climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
- (nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
- Alternative form of anker.
- (architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
verb
- To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
- To stop; to fix or rest.
- To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
- To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
- To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
- fix firmly and stably
- secure a vessel with an anchor
noun
noun
- A swift runner.
- (uncountable) A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) The drink Irn-Bru.
- The act of scudding.
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) Pornography.
- A form of garden hoe.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- A gust of wind.
- (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
adj
verb
- (Northumbria) To hit or slap.
- (Northumbria) To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- (Northumbria) To speed.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
noun
- a trained athlete who competes in foot races
- (video games) A speedrunner.
- A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
- someone who travels on foot by running
- a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- someone who imports or exports without paying duties
- device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
- a long narrow carpet
- a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
- a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
- fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
- The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
- A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
- A streamlet.
- (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
- (Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
- Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
- Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
- (climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
- (chiefly in combination) A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling.
- A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
- The blade of an ice skate.
- A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
- (slang, usually in the phrase do a runner) A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
- Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
- (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
- (film) An assistant.
- A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
- The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
- A running gag.
- A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- (Australian rules football) A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
- Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
- A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
- One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
- (nautical, sailing) A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
- (sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
- In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
- An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
- The curved base of a rocking chair.
- (baseball, softball) A baserunner.
- (slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
- (cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
- (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
- A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.
- Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
- A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
noun
- An accomplished amateur athlete.
- An inhabitant or a resident of Corinth, and its suburbs.
- An inhabitant, a resident of; a thing that originates from Corinthia
- A worldly, fashionable person, accepted in society though possibly dissolute.
- A sailboat owner who helms his or her own boat in competitive racing.
- a resident of Corinth
- a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
adj
noun
- A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.
- (cricket) A batsman who is frequently dismissed by the same bowler (said to be that player's rabbit).
- (cricket) A very poor batsman, selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
- (computing theory) A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle.
- Rarebit; Welsh rabbit or a similar dish: melted cheese served atop toast.
- (uncountable) The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
- A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- (uncountable) The meat from this animal.
- (genericized trademark) A vibrator with a shaft and a clitoral stimulator usually shaped like a rabbit's ears.
- A pneumatically-controlled tool used to insert small samples of material inside the core of a nuclear reactor.
- any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
- the fur of a rabbit
- flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
verb
noun
- An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
- (colloquial) A shoe.
- The action of swinging a foot or leg.
- (figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
- (uncountable and countable) A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
- (soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
- (computer hardware) The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
- (informal) A pocket.
- (Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.
- A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
- A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
- (soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.
- (music) Clipping of kickdrum; a 808.
- (film, television) Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”).
- (colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
- The recoil of a gun.
- the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
- informal terms for objecting
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
- a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
- the act of delivering a blow with the foot
verb
- (transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
- (intransitive) To die.
- (slang, intransitive) To be emphatically excellent.
- (chess, transitive) To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
- (of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.
- (transitive, slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
- (with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.
- (transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
- (reflexive, informal) To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
- (intransitive, cycling) To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
- (transitive, Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
- To move or push suddenly and violently.
- (computing, transitive) To reset (a watchdog timer).
- (intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.
- (printing, historical) To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.
- (intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
- strike with the foot
- thrash about or strike out with the feet
- spring back, as from a forceful thrust
- kick a leg up
- stop consuming
- drive or propel with the foot
- make a goal
- express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
noun
- the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
- a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
- (cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball.
- (oceanography) The extent of a wave's reach onto land as the result of a tsunami or storm such as a cyclone.
- An increase in the value or amount of something.
- A period of time just before an important event.
- The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum.
- (aviation, transitive) The process of warming up and testing an airplane before a flight.
noun
- Someone who follows a slipstream in a race.
- (motor racing) A race in which the shape of the track causes extensive slipstreams to form behind each car.
- (literature) Someone who writes slipstream fiction ("a genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries").
- (figuratively) Someone who goes with the flow; someone who follows with what others are doing.
noun
- (athletics) An ultramarathon.
- An ultraleftist.
- (usually capitalized) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
- (climbing) An ultra-prominent peak.
- An ultranationalist.
- (soccer) An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)
- A political extremist, in particular:
- (historical, France) An ultraroyalist.
adj
noun
- a footrace run at top speed
- a quick run
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- the act of moving with great haste
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- (uncountable) Ostentatious vigor.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- (figurative, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ellipsis of dashboard.
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, countable, uncountable) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
- (UK, India) A prime symbol.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- (computing) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (Internet, informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
verb
- hurl or thrust violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
intj
noun
- A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- (US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
- An exceptionally physically fit person.
- a person trained to compete in sports
noun
noun
- someone who races the luge
- freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
- a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
- a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
- (US, dialect) A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
- Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
- (cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
- (skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
- Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
- A small sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
- The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
- (graphical user interface, Internet) A slideshow on a web page.
- A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
- An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.
- (graphical user interface) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
- A sliding door.
- A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
- (baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
- (curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
verb
- compete in a race
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
noun
- a race run on foot
- a small stream
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the act of testing something
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
adj
noun
- One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
- A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
- Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
- One who roams without any settled direction.
- A roving vagabond.
- Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
- Something that stands alone or by itself.
- someone who strays or falls behind
verb
- compete in a race
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- move hurridly
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).
- (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- (West Country) To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to make marks on (something, such as a piece of wood) using a race knife.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
noun
- a canal for a current of water
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- any competition
- a contest of speed
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- A fast-moving current of water.
- A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- (engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A large group of nonhumans distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- (botany) A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- (mycology, bacteriology) A strain of microorganism, fungi, etc.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
- (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
- (gambling) A keno gambling session.
- (sewing, weaving) A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
- (botany) A strain of plant with characteristics causing it to differ from other plants of the same species.
verb
- compete in a race
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
noun
- a race run on foot
- a small stream
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the act of testing something
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
adj
verb
- To finish a race.
- To achieve completion of something.
- (cinematography) To film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction.
- To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
- (idiomatic) To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.