run
To move swiftly.
Verb 4 meanings
To move swiftly.
“Run, and you might still catch the train!”
To flow.
“The river runs through the forest into the North Sea.”
To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
To control or manage; to be in charge of.
“My uncle ran a corner store for forty years.”
Noun 4 meanings
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 on 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.
Adjective 4 meanings
In a liquid state; melted or molten.
“Put some run butter on the vegetables.”
Cast in a mould.
Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out").
Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
Etymology
From Middle English runnen, rennen (“to run”), alteration (due to the past participle runne, runnen, yronne) of Middle English rinnen (“to run”), from Old English rinnan, iernan (“to run”) and Old Norse rinna (“to run”), both from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną (“to run”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to boil, churn”).
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RUN at a glance
RUN has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (R 1 + U 1 + N 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #291 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with run
All rhymes- OVERRUN10
- OUTRUN6
- RERUN5
- SPEEDRUN11
- UNDERRUN9
- FORERUN10
- KORUN9
- PRESSRUN10
- INRUN5
- MILLRUN9
- UPRUN7
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