run

1. verb

1)

she ran across the road

Syn:

sprint, race, dart, rush, dash, hasten, hurry, scurry, scamper, gallop, jog, trot; informal leg it

2)

the robbers turned and ran

Syn:

flee, take flight, make off, take off, take to one's heels, bolt, make one's getaway, escape; informal beat it, clear off/out, scram; Brit.; informal scarper

3)

the road runs the length of the valley

Syn:

extend, stretch, reach, continue

4)

water ran from the eaves

Syn:

flow, pour, stream, gush, flood, cascade, roll, course, spill, trickle, drip, dribble, leak

5)

a bus runs to Sorrento

Syn:

travel, shuttle, go

6)

he runs a transport company

Syn:

be in charge of, manage, direct, control, head, govern, supervise, superintend, oversee

7)

it's expensive to run a car

Syn:

maintain, keep, own, possess, have, use, operate

8)

he left the engine running

Syn:

operate, function, work, go

9)

the lease runs for twenty years

Syn:

last, continue, survive

2. noun

1)

his morning run

Syn:

jog, sprint, dash, gallop, trot

2)

she did the school run

Syn:

route, journey, circuit, round, beat

3)

a run in the car

Syn:

drive, ride, turn, trip, excursion, outing, jaunt; informal spin, tootle

4)

an unbeaten run of victories

Syn:

series, succession, sequence, string, streak, spate

5)

a chicken run

Syn:

enclosure, pen, coop

6)

a ski run

Syn:

slope, track, piste; N.Amer. trail

Phrases:

run someone down

run into

run out

run over

run someone over