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Running

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

To move swiftly.

📖 Definitions of "Running"

verb
  1. 1

    To move swiftly.

  2. 2

    (fluids) To flow.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    To control or manage, be in charge of.

    "He is running the candidate's expensive campaign."

noun
  1. 1

    The action of the verb to run.

    "His running of the business leaves something to be desired."

  2. 2

    The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason

    "Running is good exercise."

  3. 3

    That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.

    "the first running of a still"

  4. 4

    The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.

adjective
  1. 1

    Moving or advancing at a run.

  2. 2

    Present, current.

    "running month"

  3. 3

    Flowing; easy; cursive.

    "running handwriting"

  4. 4

    Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.

    "a running explanation"

adverb
  1. 1

    Consecutively; in a row

    "Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running."

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