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run

n.

The act of running
sprint, dash, jog, race, pace, bound, trot, gallop, canter, lope, spring, dart, rush, flight, escape, break, charge, swoop, scamper, tear, whisk, scuttle, scud, flow, fall, drop.
A series
continuity, succession, sequence, spell; see period 1, series.
In baseball, a score
point, tally, count; see home run, score 1.
The average
par, norm, run of the mill; see average.
A course
way, route, field; see route 1, track 1.

in the long run

in the final outcome, finally, eventually; see ultimately.

on the run

busy, in a hurry, running;
retreating, routed, escaping, on the lam*;

run Synonyms

run

v.

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.

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Another word for run

verb

To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride:
scamper, scurry, sprint. See move
To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. (Informal) hotfoot, rip. (Slang) barrel, highball. (Chiefly British) nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step (or jump) on it. See move
To leave hastily:
bolt, get out. (Informal) clear out, get, hotfoot, skedaddle. (Slang) hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks. See approach
To move or proceed away from a place.
Also used with along: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow¹, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach
To be with as a companion.
Also used with around: associate, consort, fraternize, hang around, hobnob, troop. (Slang) hang out. Idiom: rub elbows (or shoulders). See near
To look to when in need:
apply, go, refer, repair², resort, turn. Idioms: fall back on (or upon), have recourse to. See used
To complete a race or competition in a specified position:
come in, finish, place. See be
To move freely as a liquid:
circulate, course, flow, stream. See move
To come forth or emit in abundance:
flow, gush, pour, rush, stream, surge, well¹. See move
To change from a solid to a liquid:
deliquesce, dissolve, flux, fuse, liquefy, melt, thaw. See solid
To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance:
carry, extend, go, lead, reach, stretch. See reach
To change or fluctuate within limits:
extend, go, range, vary. See change
To be performed:
play, show. See performing arts
To urge to move along:
drive, herd. See move
To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it:
chase, drive, hunt, stalk. See seek
To perform a function effectively:
function, go, operate, take, work. See thrive
To set or keep going:
actuate, drive, impel, mobilize, move, propel. See move
To control or direct the functioning of:
manage, operate, use, work. See control
To import or export secretly and illegally:
bootleg, smuggle. Idiom: run contraband. See crimes, move
To separate or pull apart by force:
rend, rip, rive, split, tear¹. See assemble, help
To cause to penetrate with force:
dig, drive, plunge, ram, sink, stab, stick, thrust. See put in
To control the course of (an activity):
carry on, conduct, direct, manage, operate, steer. See over
To have charge of (the affairs of others):
administer, administrate, direct, govern, head, manage, superintend, supervise. See over

phrasal verb run across

To find or meet by chance:

bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. (Archaic) alight on (or upon). Idiom: meet up with. See meet

phrasal verb run after

To follow (another) with the intent of overtaking and capturing:

chase, pursue. Idioms: be (or go) in pursuit, give chase. See seek

phrasal verb run away

To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:

abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away. (Informal) skip (out). (Slang) lam. (Regional) absquatulate. Idioms: blow (or fly) the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam. See free

phrasal verb run down

To lose so much strength and power as to become ineffective or motionless:
burn out, give out. (Slang) poop out. See tired
To pursue and locate:
hunt down, nose out, trace, track down. Idiom: run to earth (or ground). See get
To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:
belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, slight, talk down. Idiom: make light (or little) of. See attack, show
To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of:
abstract, epitomize, go over, recapitulate, review, run through, summarize, sum up, synopsize, wrap up. (Informal) recap. See thoughts

phrasal verb run in

(Slang)
To take into custody as a prisoner:
apprehend, arrest, seize. (Informal) nab, pick up. (Slang) bust, collar, pinch. See law
To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize:
call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, see, stop (by or in), visit. Idiom: pay a visit. See seek

phrasal verb run into

To find or meet by chance:
bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. (Archaic) alight on (or upon). Idiom: meet up with. See meet
To come up against:
confront, encounter, face, meet¹. See meet
To come to in number or quantity:
aggregate, amount, number, reach, total. Idiom: add up to. See increase

phrasal verb run on

To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:

babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on). (Informal) go on, spiel. (Slang) gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze (or bull). See words

phrasal verb run out

To make or become no longer active or productive:
deplete, desiccate, dry up, give out, play out. See continue
To prove deficient or insufficient:
fail, give out. Idioms: fall short, run dry, run short. See excess
To become void, especially through passage of time or an omission:
expire, lapse. See continue, law

phrasal verb run through

To use all of:
consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, spend, use up. (Informal) polish off. See increase
To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of:
abstract, epitomize, go over, recapitulate, review, run down, summarize, sum up, synopsize, wrap up. (Informal) recap. See thoughts
To look through reading matter casually:
browse, dip into, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), scan, skim, thumb (through). See investigate, words

phrasal verb run up

To make or become greater or larger:

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. (Informal) beef up. See increase

noun

A trip in a motor vehicle:
drive, ride. (Informal) spin, whirl. See move
(Chiefly Regional)
A small stream:
brook¹, creek. (Chiefly Regional) branch, kill². See dry
A hole made by tearing:
rent², rip, tear¹. See help
A number of things placed or occurring one after the other:
chain, consecution, course, order, procession, progression, round, sequence, series, string, succession, suite, train. (Informal) streak. See order