Definition: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
Usage: the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th; their first tally came in the 3rd inning
Similar words: score
Definition: the act of scoring in a game or sport
Usage: the winning score came with less than a minute left to play
Definition: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Usage: he broke into a run; his daily run keeps him fit
Similar words: locomotion, travel
Definition: self-propelled movement
Synonyms: run
Definition: a regular trip
Usage: the ship made its run in record time
Similar words: trip
Definition: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
Usage: he took a trip to the shopping center
Synonyms: run
Definition: a short trip
Usage: take a run into town
Similar words: trip
Definition: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
Usage: he took a trip to the shopping center
Synonyms: run, running, running game, running play
Definition: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Usage: the defensive line braced to stop the run; the coach put great emphasis on running
Similar words: football play
Definition: (American football) a play by the offensive team
Definition: the act of testing something
Usage: in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately; he called each flip of the coin a new trial
Similar words: endeavor, endeavour, effort, try, attempt
Definition: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Usage: made an effort to cover all the reading material; wished him luck in his endeavor; she gave it a good try
Synonyms: run
Definition: an unbroken chronological sequence
Usage: the play had a long run on Broadway; the team enjoyed a brief run of victories
Similar words: succession, successiveness, chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence
Definition: a following of one thing after another in time
Usage: the doctor saw a sequence of patients
Synonyms: discharge, outpouring, run
Definition: the pouring forth of a fluid
Definition: a row of unravelled stitches
Usage: she got a run in her stocking
Similar words: damage, impairment, harm
Definition: the occurrence of a change for the worse
Synonyms: run, foot race, footrace
Definition: a race run on foot
Usage: she broke the record for the half-mile run
Synonyms: political campaign, campaign, run
Definition: a race between candidates for elective office
Usage: I managed his campaign for governor; he is raising money for a Senate run
Definition: an unbroken series of events
Usage: had a streak of bad luck; Nicklaus had a run of birdies
Similar words: succession
Definition: a group of people or things arranged or following in order
Usage: a succession of stalls offering soft drinks; a succession of failures
Synonyms: rill, rivulet, streamlet, run, runnel
Definition: a small stream
Similar words: stream, watercourse
Definition: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
Synonyms: run
Definition: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
Usage: a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint
Similar words: indefinite quantity
Definition: an estimated quantity
Synonyms: run
Definition: unrestricted freedom to use
Usage: he has the run of the house
Similar words: liberty
Definition: freedom of choice
Usage: liberty of opinion; liberty of worship; liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases; at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes
Synonyms: run
Definition: the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
Usage: the assembly line was on a 12-hour run
Similar words: time period, period, period of time
Definition: an amount of time
Usage: a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period
Definition: become undone
Usage: the sweater unraveled
Similar words: disintegrate
Definition: break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
Usage: The material disintegrated; the group disintegrated after the leader died
Definition: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Usage: Her nylons were running
Similar words: separate, split up, come apart, break, fall apart
Definition: become separated into pieces or fragments
Usage: The figurine broke; The freshly baked loaf fell apart
Synonyms: melt, melt down, run
Definition: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Usage: melt butter; melt down gold; The wax melted in the sun
Similar words: break up, resolve, dissolve
Definition: cause to go into a solution
Usage: The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
Synonyms: run
Definition: cause to perform
Usage: run a subject; run a process
Definition: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
Usage: process cheese; process hair; treat the water so it can be drunk; treat the lawn with chemicals; treat an oil spill
Definition: progress by being changed
Usage: The speech has to go through several more drafts; run through your presentation before the meeting
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: run
Definition: change from one state to another
Usage: run amok; run rogue; run riot
Similar words: become, go, get
Definition: enter or assume a certain state or condition
Usage: He became annoyed when he heard the bad news; It must be getting more serious; her face went red with anger; She went into ecstasy; Get going!
Definition: compete in a race
Usage: he is running the Marathon this year; let's race and see who gets there first
Similar words: contend, vie, compete
Definition: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Definition: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
Usage: Who's running for treasurer this year?
Definition: compete in a race
Usage: he is running the Marathon this year; let's race and see who gets there first
Synonyms: track down, run, hunt, hunt down
Definition: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Usage: Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland; The dogs are running deer; The Duke hunted in these woods
Definition: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
Usage: I caught a rabbit in the trap today
Synonyms: run
Definition: be operating, running or functioning
Usage: The car is still running--turn it off!
Similar words: operate, run, work, go, function
Definition: perform as expected when applied
Usage: The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in; Does this old car still run well?; This old radio doesn't work anymore
Synonyms: run
Definition: carry out
Usage: run an errand
Similar words: carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, execute, accomplish, action
Definition: put in effect
Usage: carry out a task; execute the decision of the people; He actioned the operation
Definition: include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Usage: We ran the ad three times; This paper carries a restaurant review; All major networks carried the press conference
Similar words: diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, spread, pass around, broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, propagate
Definition: cause to become widely known
Usage: spread information; circulate a rumor; broadcast the news
Definition: travel a route regularly
Usage: Ships ply the waters near the coast
Synonyms: run
Definition: cover by running; run a certain distance
Usage: She ran 10 miles that day
Similar words: go across, go through, pass
Definition: go across or through
Usage: We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind
Synonyms: run
Definition: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Usage: Don't run--you'll be out of breath; The children ran to the store
Similar words: zip, travel rapidly, hurry, speed
Definition: move very fast
Usage: The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
Synonyms: run
Definition: travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
Usage: Run to the store!; She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: run
Definition: run with the ball; in such sports as football
Similar words: run
Definition: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Usage: Don't run--you'll be out of breath; The children ran to the store
Definition: keep company
Usage: the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring
Similar words: accompany
Definition: go or travel along with
Usage: The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere
Synonyms: run
Definition: sail before the wind
Similar words: sail
Definition: travel on water propelled by wind
Usage: I love sailing, especially on the open sea; the ship sails on
Definition: be diffused
Usage: These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
Similar words: diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out
Definition: move outward
Usage: The soldiers fanned out
Synonyms: flow, feed, course, run
Definition: move along, of liquids
Usage: Water flowed into the cave; the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: head for the hills, hightail it, escape, fly the coop, lam, break away, bunk, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
Definition: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Usage: If you see this man, run!; The burglars escaped before the police showed up
Similar words: leave, go away, go forth
Definition: go away from a place
Usage: At what time does your train leave?; She didn't leave until midnight; The ship leaves at midnight
Synonyms: run
Definition: cause an animal to move fast
Usage: run the dogs
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: run
Definition: move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
Usage: who are these people running around in the building?; She runs around telling everyone of her troubles; let the dogs run free
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: run, black market
Definition: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Similar words: trade, merchandise
Definition: engage in the trade of
Usage: he is merchandising telephone sets
Synonyms: run
Definition: set animals loose to graze
Similar words: release, liberate, loose, free, unloose, unloosen
Definition: grant freedom to; free from confinement
Definition: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
Usage: She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
Similar words: direct
Definition: be in charge of
Synonyms: run
Definition: make without a miss
Similar words: win, succeed, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods
Definition: attain success or reach a desired goal
Usage: The enterprise succeeded; We succeeded in getting tickets to the show; she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
Definition: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Usage: Run the dishwasher; run a new program on the Mac; the computer executed the instruction
Similar words: implement, enforce, apply
Definition: ensure observance of laws and rules
Usage: Apply the rules to everyone;
Synonyms: run
Definition: occur persistently
Usage: Musical talent runs in the family
Similar words: occur
Definition: to be found to exist
Usage: sexism occurs in many workplaces; precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil
Synonyms: prevail, persist, die hard, endure, run
Definition: continue to exist
Usage: These stories die hard; The legend of Elvis endures
Similar words: continue
Definition: exist over a prolonged period of time
Usage: The bad weather continued for two more weeks
Definition: extend or continue for a certain period of time
Usage: The film runs 5 hours
Definition: persist for a specified period of time
Usage: The bad weather lasted for three days
Synonyms: extend, run, lead, go, pass
Definition: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Usage: Service runs all the way to Cranbury; His knowledge doesn't go very far; My memory extends back to my fourth year of life; The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
Similar words: be
Definition: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
Usage: Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back; What is behind this behavior?
Definition: cause something to pass or lead somewhere
Usage: Run the wire behind the cabinet
Synonyms: tend, be given, run, lean, incline
Definition: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Usage: She tends to be nervous before her lectures; These dresses run small; He inclined to corpulence
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Synonyms: run
Definition: be affected by; be subjected to
Usage: run a temperature; run a risk
Similar words: incur
Definition: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
Usage: People who smoke incur a great danger to their health
Definition: have a particular form
Usage: the story or argument runs as follows; as the saying goes...
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Definition: change or be different within limits
Usage: Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion; Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent; The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals; My students range from very bright to dull
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer