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
Definition: the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
Similar words: track and field
Definition: participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it
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
Synonyms: running
Definition: the act of administering or being in charge of something
Usage: he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time
Similar words: disposal, administration
Definition: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Synonyms: running
Definition: the state of being in operation
Usage: the engine is running smoothly
Similar words: operation
Definition: the state of being in effect or being operative
Usage: that rule is no longer in operation
Synonyms: running
Definition: continually repeated over a period of time
Usage: a running joke among us
Similar words: continual
Definition: occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
Usage: the continual banging of the shutters
Synonyms: functional, operative, running, working
Definition: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
Usage: in running (or working) order; a functional set of brakes
Similar words: functioning
Definition: performing or able to perform its regular function
Usage: a functioning flashlight
Synonyms: running
Definition: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
Usage: as mountain stream with freely running water; hovels without running water
Similar words: gushing, pouring
Definition: flowing profusely
Usage: a gushing hydrant; pouring flood waters
Similar words: spouting, spurting, squirting, jetting
Definition: propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
Definition: measured lengthwise
Usage: cost of lumber per running foot
Similar words: lengthways, lengthwise
Definition: running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
Usage: the lengthwise dimension