runners

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

“I just got back from my morning run.”

Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip.

“I need to make a run to the store.”

A pleasure trip.

“Let's go for a run in the car.”

Flight, instance or period of fleeing.

Migration (of fish).

A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.

A path taken by literal movement or figuratively

An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.

“He set up a rabbit run.”

Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.

State of being current; currency; popularity.

Continuous or sequential

A flow of liquid; a leak.

“The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.”

(West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)

“The military campaign near that creek was known as "The battle of Bull Run".”

A quick pace, faster than a walk.

“He broke into a run.”

A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.

“Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.”

Any sudden large demand for something.

“There was a run on Christmas presents.”

Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces

A standard or unexceptional group or category.

“He stood out from the usual run of applicants.”

In sports

A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.

“I have a run in my stocking.”

The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.

The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.

A pair or set of millstones.

(usually in the phrase 'do a runner') A quick escape away from a scene.

“He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.”

A deserter.

A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.

Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.

A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.

“After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.”

A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).

An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.

“Is that old Mercedes on the forecourt a runner? / No, it has no gearbox.”

A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.

“The red runner makes the table so festive.”

A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.

“How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall.”

A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.

A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.

A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.

A competitor in a poker tournament.

A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.

A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.

(sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.

A rope to increase the power of a tackle.

A speedrunner.

An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.

“This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste any more time on it.”

Running shoes, sneakers, trainers