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Synonyms
run

verb

  1. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time: "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"
  2. flee: take to one's heels
  3. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope: run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
  4. direct or control: projects, businesses, etc.
  5. have a particular form: "the story or argument runs as follows"
  6. move along, of liquids: "Water flowed into the cave"
  7. perform as expected when applied: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"
  8. change or be different within limits: "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"
  9. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position: "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
  10. cause to emit recorded sounds: "They ran the tapes over and over again"
  11. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way: "who are these people running around in the building?"
  12. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something: be inclined
  13. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine: "Run the dishwasher"

noun

  1. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely: "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"
  2. the act of testing something: "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"