runs

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.

To move swiftly.

(fluids) To flow.

(of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.

To control or manage, be in charge of.

“He is running the candidate's expensive campaign.”

To be a candidate in an election.

“I have decided to run for governor of California.”

To make run in a race or an election.

“He ran his best horse in the Derby.”

To exert continuous activity; to proceed.

“to run through life; to run in a circle”

To be presented in the media.

“Her picture ran on the front page of the newspaper.”

To print or broadcast in the media.

“run a story; run an ad”

To smuggle (illegal goods).

“to run guns; to run rum”

To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.

“Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.”

To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.

To execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program.

“Don't run that software unless you have permission.”

To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.

“to run from one subject to another”

To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).

“Our supplies are running low.”

To cost a large amount of money.

“Buying a new laptop will run you a thousand dollars.”

Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.

“My stocking is running.”

To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.

To cause to enter; to thrust.

“to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into one's foot”

To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

“to run a line”

To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).

“to run the risk of losing one's life”

To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.

To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.

To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.

To control or have precedence in a card game.

“Every three or four hands he would run the table.”

To be in form thus, as a combination of words.

To be popularly known; to be generally received.

To have growth or development.

“Boys and girls run up rapidly.”

To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.

To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.

“Certain covenants run with the land.”

To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).

To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.

To speedrun.