To move, usually rapidly
flow, stream, pour, cut along, chase along, fall, roll, course, tumble, drop, leap, spin, whirl, whiz, scud, sail.
To go swiftly by physical effort
rush, hurry, race, dash, dart, bolt, shoot, tear, bound, scurry, skitter, scramble, scoot, travel, run off, run away, flee, escape, put on a burst of speed, go on the double, hasten, hasten off, light out, make tracks, dart ahead, gallop, canter, lope, jog, spring, trot, single-foot, amble, pace, speed, sprint, spurt, swoop, whisk, scamper, scuttle; see also race 1.
To function
move, work, go; see operate 2.
To cause to function
control, drive, govern, administer; see command 2, manage 1.
To extend
encompass, cover, spread; see reach 1, surround 1, 2.
To continue
last, persevere, go on; see continue 1.
To read
be worded, be written, appear; see mean 1.
To compete
oppose, contest, contend with; see compete, race 2.