Running synonyms and antonyms
rŭn'ĭng
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In the act of running
In the act of running
In the act of running
In the act of running
In the process of running
In the act of running
In the act of running
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bringing-about
In the process of running
In the act of running
Developing or progressing at an accelerated rate:
Having a paying job; employed:
In the act of running
In the process of running
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In the process of running
That speeds.
Extending
Extending
Flowing
Of or having to do with a changing of residence
That operates
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Extending
in-operation
in-action
In the process of running
In the process of running
In the process of running
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transacting
In the process of running
In the process of running
Flowing
That falls or fall.
Full of dash or spirit; bold and lively
Flowing
Flowing
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washing over
Flowing
Flowing
In the process of running
In the act of running
In the process of running
That revolves
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In the process of running
scudding
That scuds or scud.
Relating to information that is transmitted in real time over the Internet, instead of being sent first as a file and then opened after it has been downloaded.
In the act of running
extending (related)
Extending
flowing (related)
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
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Relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.
Showing action rather than state of being
Functional, in working order.
action (related)
Designating or of a type of film characterized by a fast-paced plot, a series of suspenseful confrontations, violent fight and chase scenes, etc.
The physical track on a record.
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
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(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
(Sports) In play; live:
awareness (related)
In action or full operation
Following one after another without interruption; successive:
Running; flowing.
cursorial
Adapted to or specialized for running:
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Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
The definition of linear is consisting of or using lines.
Coming in succession; following one after another in sequence; consecutive
discontinuous (antonym)
Marked by breaks or interruptions; intermittent:
broken (antonym)
Topographically rough; uneven:
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occasional (antonym)
Intended for use as the occasion requires:
occasionally (antonym)
continually
intermittently (antonym)
continually
Able to function personally or socially despite limitations or impairment:
standing (antonym)
The definition of standing is in an upright position, or not flowing or moving.
passing (antonym)
Of brief duration; transitory:
To flee; escape
To rove over or through.
To supply as a cue:
To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
To rely for assistance or support:
To move or extend in a certain direction:
To continue to exist or prevail; endure; remain
To be most common or frequent; be predominant:
To cause (an illustration, for example) to bleed.
To keep company; associate:
To engage in diligently; practice:
To admit of being transported:
(Music) To perform on an instrument:
To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
To participate in, or go on, a campaign
The definition of melt is to turn from a solid to liquid as a result of exposure to heat.
(Figuratively) To clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve.
To have a range of different qualities or amounts:
To begin a trip by water
To throw or spin rapidly:
Whirl is defined as to spin, rotate or move quickly in a circular motion.
To provide an interpretation of (a statement or event, for example), especially in a way meant to sway public opinion:
To act quickly or impulsively:
(Sports) To fall or roll into a basket or hole. Used of a ball.
To be carried in a flow
Govern is defined as to control, guide or manage.
To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).
To hold in restraint; check:
To subtract:
To move swiftly; hurry:
To swoop is to move or arc downward through the air rapidly, or to come in quickly and seize something, or to carry out an unexpected attack.
To show a sudden, brief burst of energy, increased activity, etc., as near the end of a race
To move at a smooth, easy gait by raising first both legs on one side, then both on the other
(Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
To run or ride with a steady, easy gait.
To speed up; accelerate:
To pass or journey over or through; traverse:
To walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.
(Football) To run around with the ball behind the line of scrimmage in order to avoid being tackled while searching for an open receiver.
To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly:
To move violently or with speed; dash
To move or act quickly or suddenly.
To dash out suddenly; spring; dart
Dart is defined as to move or throw quickly.
To move or act with speed or haste.
To stretch is to get wider, longer or larger, or to cause something to get wider, longer or larger or to try to make scarce resources go further.
To leave hurriedly.
Trickle is defined as to flow slowly in a thin stream, or fall in steady drops.
To move to and fro over; cross and recross:
To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
To cause to project or extend:
To follow closely:
To range over (an area) quickly and energetically.
To proceed along the course of; follow:
To publish is defined as to announce or issue a written or printed work for public sale.
To move from one region to another with the change in seasons, as many birds and some fishes do
To direct, plan, or supervise (a project or activity).
To act with skill or cunning in gaining an end:
Manage is defined as to succeed despite difficulties or to control, influence or take charge.
(Physics, chemistry) To make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid.
Journey is defined as to travel.
(Informal) To work or act rapidly or energetically
(Intransitive) To move with haste.
Glide is defined as to move easily or flow smoothly.
To break up (ore, for example) with a gad.
Fuse is defined as to join together to form one, especially when joined by intense heat.
To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
To carry or transport in an aircraft or spacecraft:
Evade is defined as to be deceitful to get around or escape from.
To issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation.
To make a transition between shots in a cinematic work using a superimposition in which the first shot fades out while the second shot gradually appears.
To work in or be responsible for (a particular area or range of activity)
To exist over a period; last:
The definition of compete means to be in a contest or rivalry.
To run after; follow; pursue
(--- Basketball) To bump or run into (a defender) illegally while in possession of the ball or having just made a pass or shot.
(Immunology) To induce or evaluate an immune response in (an organism) by administering a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized.
(Computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
bootlegging
(Football) To fake a hand-off, conceal the ball on the hip, and roll out in order to pass or especially to rush around the end. Used of a quarterback.
Blend is defined as to combine things in a harmonious manner.
Barrel means to move very quickly and often in a dangerous way.
To move toward the source of
To gather or cause to increase; amass:
To secretly or suddenly leave a place or to go into hiding, especially to avoid arrest, prosecution, the service of a summons or other legal process, or an action by a creditor.
To wander about; go from place to place, esp. over an extensive area, with no particular course or destination; roam
(Chess) To withdraw (a piece), as from a dangerous position
To fight for (ground, a military position, etc.); struggle to win or keep
To be or act in contention or conflict with:
(Intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
To persevere is to stick with something, even if it becomes difficult.
After all others in chronology or sequence:
To oversee, direct, or manage (work, workers, a project, etc.); superintend
To oversee and manage; supervise.
(Sports) To hit (a soccer ball) in the air with one's head.
To manage or direct; administer
To direct a conversation.
To go into in a sharp, thrusting way
To go below the surface of water or another liquid:
Ram is defined as to drive or force something into something else.
To fall rapidly:
(Informal) To work or study hard
(Brit., Slang) To inform (on an accomplice)
In woodworking, to use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).
To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
To become torn or split; come apart:
To cause to move in a certain direction.
To put into motion, circulation, or use
To push, drive, or move forward; propel
To tend or drive as a herdsman
To bestow; to confer.
To have its contents melt
To flow or spring from or as from a well; gush (up, forth, down, out, etc.)
To have a heavy, violent swelling motion; move in or as in a surge or surges
To flow out suddenly and plentifully; pour out; spout
To move in a circle, circuit, or course and return to the same point, as blood through the body
To arrange for the publication or display of:
To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship:
To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
To go; esp., to go often, customarily, or generally
To go often, customarily, or in numbers
Refer is defined as to direct to for something needed, or to make a reference.
To apply is defined as to make a strong effort to do a job well.
To walk, go, or pass at a slow, deliberate pace
To associate with others in a brotherly or congenial way.
To move back; go away; retreat
To go to bed
(Archaic) To carry through; to go through to the end.
To set out or depart; go:
To go out
hotfooting
To go in haste. Often used with it :
To be successful in coming or going:
To move quickly; dart.
To move rapidly
(Informal) To move or propel something with speed and force
To move swiftly and powerfully, as a rocket
To move at a vigorous gait:
(Scot., North Eng.) To move to other quarters, esp. by stealth
To move or proceed rapidly:
To move or cause to move energetically and busily.
To move or drive rapidly or recklessly
malfunctioning (antonym)
Malfunction is defined as to not work properly.
walking (antonym)
To cause to walk or proceed at a walk:
stopping (antonym)
To prevent the flow or passage of:
dawdling (antonym)
(Intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.
obeying (antonym)
To be obedient
serving (antonym)
To wait on tables:
changing (related)
To become lower in range
thriving (related)
To thrive is defined as to be successful in managing business or money.
meaning (related)
To have intentions of a specified kind; be disposed:
surrounding (related)
Surround is defined as to enclose or circle around.
helping (related)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
assembling (related)
To assemble is defined as to put something together.
seeking (related)
Seek is defined as to search or look for something.
be (related)
To have a place or position
nearing (related)
Just about; almost; nearly:
approaching (related)
To come or go near or nearer to:
run (related)
smooth-running (related)
runner (related)
(Obs.) To walk or move along stealthily or furtively
To melt; fuse.
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