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- To chase violently or rush after and force along.
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- To swirl quickly and violently.
- To cause an uproar.
- (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
noun
- (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
noun
- The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
- (architecture) A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
- (real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
- (British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
- Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
- The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
- A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
- (real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
- (nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
- (printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
- A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
- (uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
- (music) A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
- The cavity of a mold.
- (cycling) One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
- (shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
- a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
- the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
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- (transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
- (transitive) To seek to attain.
- (transitive) To follow at speed.
- (transitive) To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
- (transitive) To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
- (transitive, nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
- (transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
- (transitive) To groove; indent.
- (transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
- (transitive) To persistently pursue someone as a sexual or romantic partner.
- (transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
- (transitive, baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
- (transitive) To hunt.
- pursue someone sexually or romantically
- go after with the intent to catch
- cut a groove into
- cut a furrow into a column
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- (tennis, of a forehand or a backhand) To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa.
- (slang) To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive) To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To go from place to place.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.
- play boisterously
adj
- Moving or advancing at a run.
- Having a continuous design or pattern.
- (medicine) Discharging pus.
- Flowing; easy; cursive.
- (medicine, of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus.
- Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).
- (botany) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
- Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
- Present, current.
- measured lengthwise
- executed or initiated by running
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- of advancing the ball by running
- (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
- continually repeated over a period of time
noun
- The action of the verb to run.
- The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
- That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
- The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
- (physics) The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.
- (colloquial) The act of running errands.
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
- the state of being in operation
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the act of administering or being in charge of something
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
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- To run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, up.
- (intransitive, transitive) To rise; to swell; to grow; to increase.
- (transitive) To string up; to hang.
- (cricket) Of a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.
- To thrust up, as anything long and slender.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To bring (a flag) to the top of its flag pole.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, sometimes reflexive) To accumulate money, drugs, etc.
- (idiomatic) To accumulate (a debt).
- (aviation, transitive) To warm up and test an airplane before a flight.
- (with to) To approach (an event or point in time).
- (transitive) To take to a destination or before an authority.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To make something, usually an item of clothing, very quickly.
- make by sewing together quickly
- accumulate, sometimes as a debt
- pile up (debts or scores)
- raise by using ropes and pulleys
- fasten by sewing; do needlework
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- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move back by force or influence
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- operate or control a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- (hunting) search for game
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- push, propel, or press with force
- work as a driver
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- urge forward
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- have certain properties when driven
- compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- (intransitive) To move forcefully.
- (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
- (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
- (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
- (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
- (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- (transitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
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- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a road leading up to a private house
- (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
- (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
- (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- (psychology) Desire or interest.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- (automotive) The gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
- (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A type of public roadway.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
- An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A driveway.
- (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
noun
- Something or someone who chases.
- (slang) A person who seeks partners with HIV in order to become infected.
- (slang) A drink consumed after another of a different kind.
- One of a series of adjacent light bulbs that cycle on and off to give the illusion of movement.
- (equestrianism) A horse trained for steeplechasing; a steeplechaser.
- (slang) A chaser for overweight or obese people; a chubby chaser.
- (timber industry) One who unhooks chokers from the logs at the landing.
- (taxonomy) Any dragonfly of family Libellulidae.
- A person who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty; a prison guard.
- (LGBTQ slang) A chaser for transgender people; a tranny chaser.
- Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing.
- (nautical) A chase gun.
- A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads.
- A long piece of flexible wire used to draw an electrical cable through a wall cavity.
- (fiction, Harry Potter) In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player responsible for passing the quaffle and scoring goals with it.
- a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- a drink to follow immediately after another drink
verb
- To chase someone away.
- To flee or depart quickly.
- (idiomatic) To write something quickly.
- To have diarrhea.
- (transitive) To steal (horses).
- (idiomatic) To make photocopies, or print.
- To operate by a particular energy or fuel source.
- To cause to flow away.
- To recite, especially items on a list.
- (of a liquid) To pour or spill off or over.
- decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
- run away secretly with one's beloved
- force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- run off as waste
- reproduce by xerography
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- (hunting) To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted.
- (transitive, intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
- (transitive) To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
- (transitive, typography) To move (some copy) down to the next line.
- (British, transitive) To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
- (nautical, transitive) To run against and sink, as a vessel.
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To approach (someone, thing or place) aggressively, as to attack.
- (transitive) To read quickly a list or other short text.
- To decline in quality or condition.
- (transitive) To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.
- (transitive) To describe in the form of a rundown, a rough outline or summary.
- (transitive) To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
- (transitive) To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
- deplete
- use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
- examine hastily
- trace
- pursue until captured
- move downward
- injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
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- any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
- someone who is morally reprehensible
- A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
- Any canine animal.
- (nautical, in the plural) Projections located at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top on which to rest; a foretop.
- A despicable person.
- A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- (by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
- (by extension) Someone who seeks something.
- A houndfish.
verb
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- chase away, with as with force
- oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- yaw back and forth about a flight path
- search (an area) for prey
- seek, search for
- (engineering, intransitive) To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
- (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
- (ambitransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
- (ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
- (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
- (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
- (bell-ringing, intransitive) To shift up and down in order regularly.
noun
- an instance of searching for something
- the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
- the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
- An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it.
- A hunting expedition.
- The act of hunting.
- A pack of hunting dogs.
verb
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
- to go back over again
- discover traces of
- (transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
- (computing, transitive) To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
- (transitive) To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
noun
- a just detectable amount
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- an indication that something has been present
- a suggestion of some quality
- (engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
- An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- An act of tracing.
- (meteorology) A small amount of rain, not enough to be measured.
- (semiotics) A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
- A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- (linear algebra) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (programming) A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
- (electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- (fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
- (grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
- (geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
- One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
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- (slang, usually in the phrase do a runner) A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
- The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- (video games) A speedrunner.
- 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.
- 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 person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- 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.
- (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
- a trained athlete who competes in foot races
noun
- Alternative form of runaround (any sense).
- (mining) A track arrangement (usually a loop) that allows mine cars to be redirected without reversing.
- (nautical) A circular area or platform on a ship.
- A quick tour of inspection.
- (rail transport) A route that loops around local rail yards for the transfer of goods (and sometimes used to turn cars around).
- A woman's shoe with a rounded toe, flexible sole, and turned upper popular in the 19th century for dancing.
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- To move quickly; to race.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
- utter a sudden loud cry
- make a loud, piercing sound
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
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- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
- (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- sharp piercing cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
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- Initialism of pursuit intervention technique: the same method for ending car chases.
- (computing) Initialism of programmable interval timer.
- Initialism of personal income tax.
- Initialism of precision immobilization technique: a method for ending car chases by causing a controlled collision, forcing the pursued car into a spin.
- Initialism of parallel immobilization technique: the same method for ending car chases.
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- cover by running; run a certain distance
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- 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
- compete in a race
- 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.
- (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 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 race run on foot
- 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
- (intransitive) To run quickly.
- (intransitive) To run naked in public.
- (intransitive) To have or obtain streaks.
- (transitive) To create streaks upon.
- (intransitive) To move very swiftly.
- mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
- run naked in a public place
- move quickly in a straight line
noun
- (shipbuilding) A strake.
- (social media, Internet) A measure of activity that tracks how many consecutive days a certain interaction with another user or a service has taken place, a form of gamification to drive user engagement.
- A rung or round of a ladder.
- The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
- An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
- A consistent facet of somebody's personality.
- A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
- A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
- The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area.
- A continuous series of like events.
- a sudden flash (as of lightning)
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a distinctive characteristic
- an unbroken series of events
verb
- (intransitive) To run with speed; to scurry.
- (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
- (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
- (transitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
- (transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
- (ambitransitive, veterinary medicine) To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
- clean with hard rubbing
- rub hard or scrub
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- examine minutely
noun
- The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
- A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
- A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
- Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
- a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- move with sudden speed
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
noun
- a sudden quick movement
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- hurl or thrust violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- 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.
noun
- 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
- a footrace run at top speed
- 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.
intj
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- expose or show briefly
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
adj
noun
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- (of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
- (intransitive) To run away hastily; scram.
- (transitive) To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo.
- (intransitive) To ride on a scooter.
- (Scotland, transitive) To squirt.
- (intransitive, often with over) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
- (intransitive) To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
noun
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
- (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.
noun
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- 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.
adj
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
noun
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
intj
noun
- The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
- (architecture) A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
- (real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
- (British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
- Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
- The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
- A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
- (real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
- (nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
- (printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
- A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
- (uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
- (music) A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
- The cavity of a mold.
- (cycling) One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
- (shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
- a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
- the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
verb
- (transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
- (transitive) To seek to attain.
- (transitive) To follow at speed.
- (transitive) To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
- (transitive) To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
- (transitive, nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
- (transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
- (transitive) To groove; indent.
- (transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
- (transitive) To persistently pursue someone as a sexual or romantic partner.
- (transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
- (transitive, baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
- (transitive) To hunt.
- pursue someone sexually or romantically
- go after with the intent to catch
- cut a groove into
- cut a furrow into a column
noun
verb
noun
verb
- (tennis, of a forehand or a backhand) To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa.
- (slang) To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive) To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To go from place to place.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.
- play boisterously
noun
- Something or someone who chases.
- (slang) A person who seeks partners with HIV in order to become infected.
- (slang) A drink consumed after another of a different kind.
- One of a series of adjacent light bulbs that cycle on and off to give the illusion of movement.
- (equestrianism) A horse trained for steeplechasing; a steeplechaser.
- (slang) A chaser for overweight or obese people; a chubby chaser.
- (timber industry) One who unhooks chokers from the logs at the landing.
- (taxonomy) Any dragonfly of family Libellulidae.
- A person who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty; a prison guard.
- (LGBTQ slang) A chaser for transgender people; a tranny chaser.
- Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing.
- (nautical) A chase gun.
- A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads.
- A long piece of flexible wire used to draw an electrical cable through a wall cavity.
- (fiction, Harry Potter) In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player responsible for passing the quaffle and scoring goals with it.
- a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- a drink to follow immediately after another drink
noun
- (slang, usually in the phrase do a runner) A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
- The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- (video games) A speedrunner.
- 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.
- 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 person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- 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.
- (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
- a trained athlete who competes in foot races
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- Alternative form of runaround (any sense).
- (mining) A track arrangement (usually a loop) that allows mine cars to be redirected without reversing.
- (nautical) A circular area or platform on a ship.
- A quick tour of inspection.
- (rail transport) A route that loops around local rail yards for the transfer of goods (and sometimes used to turn cars around).
- A woman's shoe with a rounded toe, flexible sole, and turned upper popular in the 19th century for dancing.
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- To run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, up.
- (intransitive, transitive) To rise; to swell; to grow; to increase.
- (transitive) To string up; to hang.
- (cricket) Of a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.
- To thrust up, as anything long and slender.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To bring (a flag) to the top of its flag pole.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, sometimes reflexive) To accumulate money, drugs, etc.
- (idiomatic) To accumulate (a debt).
- (aviation, transitive) To warm up and test an airplane before a flight.
- (with to) To approach (an event or point in time).
- (transitive) To take to a destination or before an authority.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To make something, usually an item of clothing, very quickly.
- make by sewing together quickly
- accumulate, sometimes as a debt
- pile up (debts or scores)
- raise by using ropes and pulleys
- fasten by sewing; do needlework
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- Initialism of pursuit intervention technique: the same method for ending car chases.
- (computing) Initialism of programmable interval timer.
- Initialism of personal income tax.
- Initialism of precision immobilization technique: a method for ending car chases by causing a controlled collision, forcing the pursued car into a spin.
- Initialism of parallel immobilization technique: the same method for ending car chases.
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- Moving or advancing at a run.
- Having a continuous design or pattern.
- (medicine) Discharging pus.
- Flowing; easy; cursive.
- (medicine, of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus.
- Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).
- (botany) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
- Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
- Present, current.
- measured lengthwise
- executed or initiated by running
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- of advancing the ball by running
- (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
- continually repeated over a period of time
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- The action of the verb to run.
- The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
- That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
- The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
- (physics) The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.
- (colloquial) The act of running errands.
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
- the state of being in operation
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the act of administering or being in charge of something
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
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- To chase violently or rush after and force along.
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- To swirl quickly and violently.
- To cause an uproar.
- (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
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- (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
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- To run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, up.
- (intransitive, transitive) To rise; to swell; to grow; to increase.
- (transitive) To string up; to hang.
- (cricket) Of a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.
- To thrust up, as anything long and slender.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To bring (a flag) to the top of its flag pole.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, sometimes reflexive) To accumulate money, drugs, etc.
- (idiomatic) To accumulate (a debt).
- (aviation, transitive) To warm up and test an airplane before a flight.
- (with to) To approach (an event or point in time).
- (transitive) To take to a destination or before an authority.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To make something, usually an item of clothing, very quickly.
- make by sewing together quickly
- accumulate, sometimes as a debt
- pile up (debts or scores)
- raise by using ropes and pulleys
- fasten by sewing; do needlework
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- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move back by force or influence
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- operate or control a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- (hunting) search for game
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- push, propel, or press with force
- work as a driver
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- urge forward
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- have certain properties when driven
- compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- (intransitive) To move forcefully.
- (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
- (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
- (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
- (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
- (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- (transitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
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- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a road leading up to a private house
- (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
- (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
- (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- (psychology) Desire or interest.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- (automotive) The gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
- (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A type of public roadway.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
- An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A driveway.
- (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
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- To chase someone away.
- To flee or depart quickly.
- (idiomatic) To write something quickly.
- To have diarrhea.
- (transitive) To steal (horses).
- (idiomatic) To make photocopies, or print.
- To operate by a particular energy or fuel source.
- To cause to flow away.
- To recite, especially items on a list.
- (of a liquid) To pour or spill off or over.
- decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
- run away secretly with one's beloved
- force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- run off as waste
- reproduce by xerography
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- (hunting) To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted.
- (transitive, intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
- (transitive) To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
- (transitive, typography) To move (some copy) down to the next line.
- (British, transitive) To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
- (nautical, transitive) To run against and sink, as a vessel.
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To approach (someone, thing or place) aggressively, as to attack.
- (transitive) To read quickly a list or other short text.
- To decline in quality or condition.
- (transitive) To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.
- (transitive) To describe in the form of a rundown, a rough outline or summary.
- (transitive) To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
- (transitive) To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
- deplete
- use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
- examine hastily
- trace
- pursue until captured
- move downward
- injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
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- any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
- someone who is morally reprehensible
- A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
- Any canine animal.
- (nautical, in the plural) Projections located at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top on which to rest; a foretop.
- A despicable person.
- A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- (by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
- (by extension) Someone who seeks something.
- A houndfish.
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- pursue or chase relentlessly
- chase away, with as with force
- oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- yaw back and forth about a flight path
- search (an area) for prey
- seek, search for
- (engineering, intransitive) To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
- (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
- (ambitransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
- (ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
- (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
- (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
- (bell-ringing, intransitive) To shift up and down in order regularly.
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- an instance of searching for something
- the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
- the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
- An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it.
- A hunting expedition.
- The act of hunting.
- A pack of hunting dogs.
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- pursue or chase relentlessly
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
- to go back over again
- discover traces of
- (transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
- (computing, transitive) To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
- (transitive) To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
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- a just detectable amount
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- an indication that something has been present
- a suggestion of some quality
- (engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
- An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- An act of tracing.
- (meteorology) A small amount of rain, not enough to be measured.
- (semiotics) A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
- A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- (linear algebra) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (programming) A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
- (electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- (fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
- (grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
- (geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
- One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
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- To move quickly; to race.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
- utter a sudden loud cry
- make a loud, piercing sound
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
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- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
- (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- sharp piercing cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
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- cover by running; run a certain distance
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- 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
- compete in a race
- 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.
- (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.
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- 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 race run on foot
- 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
- (intransitive) To run quickly.
- (intransitive) To run naked in public.
- (intransitive) To have or obtain streaks.
- (transitive) To create streaks upon.
- (intransitive) To move very swiftly.
- mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
- run naked in a public place
- move quickly in a straight line
noun
- (shipbuilding) A strake.
- (social media, Internet) A measure of activity that tracks how many consecutive days a certain interaction with another user or a service has taken place, a form of gamification to drive user engagement.
- A rung or round of a ladder.
- The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
- An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
- A consistent facet of somebody's personality.
- A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
- A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
- The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area.
- A continuous series of like events.
- a sudden flash (as of lightning)
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a distinctive characteristic
- an unbroken series of events
verb
- (intransitive) To run with speed; to scurry.
- (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
- (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
- (transitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
- (transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
- (ambitransitive, veterinary medicine) To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
- clean with hard rubbing
- rub hard or scrub
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- examine minutely
noun
- The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
- A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
- A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
- Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
- a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- move with sudden speed
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
noun
- a sudden quick movement
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- hurl or thrust violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- 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.
noun
- 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
- a footrace run at top speed
- 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.
intj
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- expose or show briefly
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
adj
noun
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- (of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
- (intransitive) To run away hastily; scram.
- (transitive) To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo.
- (intransitive) To ride on a scooter.
- (Scotland, transitive) To squirt.
- (intransitive, often with over) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
- (intransitive) To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
noun
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
- (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.
noun
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- 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.
adj
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
noun
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
intj
adj
- Moving or advancing at a run.
- Having a continuous design or pattern.
- (medicine) Discharging pus.
- Flowing; easy; cursive.
- (medicine, of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus.
- Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).
- (botany) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
- Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
- Present, current.
- measured lengthwise
- executed or initiated by running
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- of advancing the ball by running
- (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
- continually repeated over a period of time
noun
- The action of the verb to run.
- The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
- That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
- The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
- (physics) The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.
- (colloquial) The act of running errands.
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
- the state of being in operation
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the act of administering or being in charge of something
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace