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run

/ɹʊn/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To run.
  2. Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
  3. Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip.
  4. A pleasure trip.
  5. Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
  6. Migration (of fish).
  7. A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
  8. To move swiftly.
  9. (fluids) To flow.
  10. (of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
  11. To control or manage, be in charge of.
  12. To be a candidate in an election.
  13. To make run in a race or an election.
  14. In a liquid state; melted or molten.
  15. Cast in a mould.
  16. Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out").
  17. (of a zoology) Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
  18. Smuggled.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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