Run synonyms
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A splash:
Any fast pace, speedy action, or rapid progression
A brief period of intense activity
A game in which darts (see dart) are thrown at a target (dartboard)
A road, course, or way for travel from one place to another:
A small opening or hatch with a movable lid in the deck or hull of a ship or in the roof, wall, or floor of a building.
A quick light sweeping motion.
To go with light running steps; scamper.
The act or an instance of rushing; specif., an eager movement of many people, as to do something or to get to a place
An assigned duty or task; a responsibility:
To be put in another position
To leave hastily
A sharp, temporary change of direction, as in a road or one's course
The act of scudding.
A continuous movement or circulation:
A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
A detailed script or scenario consulted to avoid discrepancies from shot to shot in a film, allowing the various scenes to be shot out of order.
The sequence in which one person after another succeeds to a title, throne, or position.
The following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity
A distinct condition or degree:
A stick on which notches are made to keep a count or score.
(Bowling) The number of pins knocked down by the first ball in a frame following a frame in which a spare or strike is scored: added to the score of the spare or strike of the preceding frame
(Sports) The number of golf strokes considered necessary to complete a hole or course in expert play.
The average
The scene or an area of military operations or maneuvers:
A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.
To cause to flow in a continuous stream
cut along
To move, usually rapidly
chase along
To move, usually rapidly
To flow, as water, in a full swelling or sweeping motion
To run or chase after; pursue
To fall, roll, or move end over end:
To fall in drops:
To pass over by a jump
To present (information) with a slant or emphasis, as in an attempt to persuade or deceive someone
To cause to move with a spinning motion:
To cause to move or act with speed or haste:
An interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms differing from other populations of the same species in the frequency of hereditary traits. A race that has been given formal taxonomic recognition is known as a subspecies.
To start suddenly and run away, as a horse
To cover (country) in hunting for game.
To mix or spin (ingredients), as in a blender.
To move through or upon (a body of water) in a boat or ship
To proceed or move according to:
Freedom to do as one wishes:
A steady, easy gait.
A flow of water from the ground, often a source of a stream, pond, etc.
An exuberant or transcendent effort or display:
A gradual effusion from an enclosure; a leakage.
To move with a leap or series of leaps
To struggle or rush pell-mell, as to get something highly prized
An escape:
The act or an instance of swooping.
The act of scampering
A drop of the clear salty liquid that is secreted by the lachrymal gland of the eye to lubricate the surface between the eyeball and eyelid and to wash away irritants.
A word or formula believed to have magic power.
A standard or expectation that is established for a given enterprise or effort:
To enter into, or be in, rivalry; contend; vie
A difficult or annoying experience
(--- Informal) To move swiftly:
put on a burst of speed
To go swiftly by physical effort
go on the double
To go swiftly by physical effort
To move or act swiftly; hurry
hasten off
To go swiftly by physical effort
(Slang, dated) To run away.
make-tracks
(Idiomatic) To leave in a hurry.
dart ahead
To go swiftly by physical effort
To cause to go at a trot
single-foot
To move with this gait
To move at a smooth, easy gait by raising first both legs on one side, then both on the other
To train (a horse) in a particular gait, especially the pace.
To drive at a speed exceeding a legal limit:
To expel suddenly in a stream or gushing flow; squirt; jet
To use or manipulate to one's own advantage; exploit:
To reduce or prevent the spread of:
To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
To keep under control; restrain:
To direct the taking of (an oath, pledge, test, etc.)
To have as part of something larger; include:
To defend (a position or area):
To draw out so as to display more fully; open or stretch out so as to cover more space; unfold or unfurl
To continue in force or practice:
To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
To continue
be worded
To read
be written
To read
To be published or made available to the public:
To contend with in speech or action; resist; withstand
To struggle or compete; contend:
contend with
To compete
period (related)
series (related)
home run (related)
score (related)
average (related)
track (related)
operate (related)
command (related)
manage (related)
reach (related)
surround (related)
continue (related)
mean (related)
To go away hastily and secretly; run away and hide, esp. in order to escape the law
To be the site for (a gradually increasing mass), especially as a result of disuse or neglect:
To move upward along; mount; climb
(Informal) To go at high speed
To combine (different elements) into a single entity:
To attach a transmitter to a dish antenna, creating an uplink via which a signal is sent to a satellite without the knowledge of the satellite's owner.
To put up with; tolerate:
To gain victory, support, or acceptance for:
To connect in a series
To bind or make fast with a chain or chains:
To bring a legal case testing the validity of an action, particularly by the government.
To follow rapidly in order to catch or overtake; pursue:
To manage, control, or direct
To move in or as if in a cycle.
To become disintegrated; disappear:
To slip by; pass
To give off (electrons) under the influence of heat, radiation, etc.
(Rare) To escape; get away
(Commerce) To calculate (an amount on an invoice) by multiplying quantity by price
Any of numerous insects of the order Diptera, having one pair of wings and large compound eyes. Flies include the houseflies, horseflies, and mosquitoes.
To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of:
To deal with or overcome the challenges of everyday life:
To unite (atomic nuclei) in the process of nuclear fusion
To break up or loosen (ore) with a gad
To lead (a dog) before the judges at a dog show so as to exhibit its gait, bearing, etc.
To flow or move smoothly and easily, as in skating
his
To go out to kill or catch (game) for food or sport
To act aggressively, especially in business dealings.
To make a journey; travel.
To become liquid.
To direct or guide (a vehicle, tool, etc.) with skill and dexterity
To direct, plan, or supervise (a project or activity).
To change from a solid to a liquid state by heating or being heated with sufficient energy at the melting point.
To move from place to place to harvest seasonal crops
To decline an offer:
To do work with; wield or use (a tool, faculty, etc.), esp. with energy
To undertake and carry on some action
To prepare and issue (a book, music, or other material) for public distribution, especially for sale.
To carry further; advance:
To have a specified range
To move back from a position of advancement or become smaller:
To win a hand in poker by beating (someone) on the basis of the last community card that is turned up.
To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought:
To look at or around (an area) in an idle or casual manner:
To clear (an area) by freeing of weeds or other vegetation.
scutter
To scurry about; bustle
To leave hastily; flee.
To bring into or take out of a country secretly, under illegal conditions or without paying the required import or export duties
To make a headlong charge at or upon as a group
To cause to reach or extend over a given space, distance, or time
(Baseball) To touch (a base runner) with the ball or to touch (a base) with the ball or while holding the ball, with the aim of putting the runner out
To move or extend in a certain direction:
A geographic area occupied by a single animal, mating pair, or group. Animals usually defend their territory vigorously against intruders, especially of the same species, but the defense often takes the form of prominent, threatening displays rather than out-and-out fighting. Different animals mark off territory in different ways, as by leaving traces of their scent along the boundaries or, in the case of birds, modifying their calls to keep out intruders.
To force one's way; press forward:
To go on a tour
To cause to feel strong emotion, especially joy; carry away; enrapture.
(Nautical) To brace (a yard) fore and aft.
To move, come, go, etc. little by little
To leave hurriedly.
dawdling (antonym)
walking (antonym)
standing (antonym)
stay (antonym)
stop (antonym)
cease (antonym)
halt (antonym)
serve (antonym)
obey (antonym)
dawdle (antonym)
walk (antonym)
stand (antonym)
To move or proceed rapidly and jerkily:
To move or cause to move energetically and busily.
To hasten.
A trademark for a file format for graphics, audio, and video data, commonly used for transmitting animation over the Internet.
(Obsolete) To drift.
(Scot., North Eng.) To move to other quarters, esp. by stealth
To throw things at; strike with or as with missiles
To move swiftly and powerfully, as a rocket
A part extending from the side of an aircraft, such as an airplane, having a curved upper surface that causes the pressure of air rushing over it to decrease, thereby providing lift.
To move or act with a speed that suggests such a sound:
To simulate movement rapidly away from or toward a subject using a zoom lens or other optical device.
In haste.
To cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously
(Slang) To proceed at great speed
(Slang) To snatch up hastily.
To make ready; prepare:
To go as fast as possible, especially in fleeing:
Also used with along: depart
To move or proceed away from a place.
To leave; depart
To move or proceed away from a place.
To move or proceed away from a place.
To go without taking or removing:
To move or proceed away from a place.
To resign from or leave a job.
To move back or away, or seem to do so
To leave or return, as from a military position.
To move or proceed away from a place.
(Intransitive, basketball) A foul committed by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.
To blossom
To affect with force in a way that suggests tearing apart:
To move or proceed away from a place.
Also used with around: associate
To be with as a companion.
To keep company or associate (with someone, esp. someone considered objectionable, undesirable, etc.)
To associate with others in a brotherly or congenial way.
(Informal) To associate or mingle (with others, esp. famous or socially prominent people)
To walk, go, or pass at a slow, deliberate pace
(Intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To spend time doing nothing in particular.
To be pertinent or relevant:
To turn one's attention, as in seeking information:
To betake oneself; go:
To turn to or make use of a person, strategy, or course of action for help or as a means of achieving something:
To reverse one's or its course; start to move, go, etc. in the opposite direction
To arrive.
(Sports) To score a goal as the last maneuver in a play:
(Sports) To finish among the first three in a contest; specif., to finish second in a horse or dog race
To move in or flow through a circle or circuit:
To cause to flow out suddenly and plentifully
To increase suddenly:
To rise to the surface, ready to flow:
(Intransitive, chemistry) To become liquid by absorbing water from the atmosphere.
An additive that improves the flow of plastics during fabrication.
To rise in temperature above the freezing point, so that snow, etc. melts
To pass or go through; live:
To give variety to; make diverse:
To put (a player) at a position in a sport or in a game:
To conduct; guide:
To tend (sheep or cattle).
To move threateningly or menacingly.
To have the intended effect; operate or work:
To cause to take action:
To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
To organize (people, resources, etc.) for active service or use in any emergency, drive, etc.
To push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead
To seek or achieve an end by means of; exploit:
To tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage.
To break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split asunder.
To break up, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example), as with a shovel, spade, or snout, or with claws, paws or hands.
To slope steeply, as a road
To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt:
To go down slowly; fall or descend gradually
To plunge (a pointed weapon or instrument) into something.
To prop (a vine, etc.) with a stick or sticks
To control the course of (an activity)
To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
To oversee, direct, or guide
To administer.
To proceed or go in a certain direction:
To act as superintendent of; direct; supervise; manage
To manage and direct; be in charge of:
A means of transportation:
A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river.
(--- Linguistics) A subdivision of a family of languages, such as the Germanic branch of Indo-European.
An animal killed, especially in hunting.
(Logic) The relation of consequent to antecedent; deduction.
A group of persons living under a religious rule:
The act of proceeding, esp. in an orderly manner
(Math.) A sequence of numbers, each of which is obtained from its predecessor by the same rule
A regular, customary course or circuit, as by a watchman of a station, a doctor of hospital patients, a drinker of a number of bars, etc.
(Particle Physics) In string theory, any of various extremely tiny, one-dimensional, vibrating stringlike particles thought to be the basic units of matter
(Music) A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.
A series of connected mechanical parts for transmitting motion
(Botany) Any of various viral diseases of plants characterized by the appearance of discolored stripes on the leaves or stems.
get-a-move-on
go like lightning
go like the wind
hotfoot-it
make-haste
run like the wind
shake-a-leg
step (or jump) on it
beat-it
take-leave
rub elbows (or shoulders)
fall back on (or upon)
have recourse to
run contraband
approach (related)
near (related)
used (related)
be (related)
solid (related)
change (related)
performing-arts (related)
seek (related)
thrive (related)
crimes (related)
assemble (related)
help (related)
put in (related)
over (related)
dry (related)
The power or ability to run.
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
(Chem.) A trial or reaction for identifying a substance or ingredient
A discharging or being discharged
That which pours out; outflow
Something that resembles this device, especially a run in a stocking.
A broken or discarded thread.
footrace
A race run by contestants on foot.
foot-race
Alternative form of footrace.
a race between candidates for elective office
A series of organized, planned actions for a particular purpose, as for electing a candidate
A small stream; rivulet
A small stream; rivulet
To make clear of confusion or involvement; solve
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
To act as a guide
To compose or write out in legal format:
To lose blood as a result of rupture or severance of blood vessels.
To provide for consumption, utilization, or operation:
To sing scat.
(Brit., Slang) To run away or depart; decamp
(Slang, former) To beat; hit; strike
To sleep in a bunk or bed.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
To become separated, literally or figuratively
To trade (something) in the black market.
(Comput.) To perform the operations indicated in (an instruction or program)
To exist widely; be prevalent
To continue in existence; last:
continue to exist
To suffer patiently without yielding.
run for
extend or continue for a certain period of time
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
To have a particular mental inclination; tend (toward or to a certain opinion, attitude, etc.)
To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.
idle (antonym)
malfunction (antonym)
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
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