1. (

• rune ,
• runic_letter

) any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance" ;

1. (

• run

) move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run;

2. (

• scat ,
• run ,
• scarper ,
• turn_tail ,
• lam ,
• run_away ,
• hightail_it ,
• bunk ,
• head_for_the_hills ,
• take_to_the_woods ,
• escape ,
• fly_the_coop ,
• break_away

) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" ;

3. (

• run ,
• go ,
• pass ,
• lead ,
• extend ,

) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" ;

4. (

• operate ,
• run ,

) direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" ;

5. (

• run ,
• go ,

) have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." ;

6. (

• run ,
• flow ,
• feed ,
• course

) move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" ;

7. (

• function ,
• work ,
• operate ,
• go ,
• run

) perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" ;

8. (

• range ,
• run ,

) change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" ;

9. (

• campaign ,
• run ,

) run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" ;

10. (

• play ,
• run ,

) cause to emit recorded audio or video; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video" ;

11. (

• run ,

) move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free" ;

12. (

• tend ,
• be_given ,
• lean ,
• incline ,
• run ,

) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" ;

13. (

• run ,

) be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running;

14. (

• run ,

) change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot" ;

15. (

• run ,

) cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process" ;

16. (

• run ,

) be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk" ;

17. (

• prevail ,
• persist ,
• die_hard ,
• run ,
• endure ,

) continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" ;

18. (

• run ,

) occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family" ;

19. (

• run ,
• execute ,

) carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" ;

20. (

• carry ,
• run ,

) include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" ;

21. (

• run

) carry out; "run an errand" ;

22. (

• guide ,
• run ,
• draw ,
• pass

) pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" ;

23. (

• run ,
• lead ,

) cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" ;

24. (

• run ,

) make without a miss ;

25. (

• run ,
• black_market

) deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor ;

26. (

• run ,

) cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs" ;

27. (

• run ,
• bleed

) be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" ;

28. (

• run ,

) sail before the wind ;

29. (

• run ,

) cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day" ;

30. (

• run ,
• run_for

) extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" ;

31. (

• run ,

) set animals loose to graze ;

32. (

• run ,
• consort

) keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring" ;

33. (

• run ,

) run with the ball; in such sports as football ;

34. (

• run ,

) travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there" ;

35. (

• ply ,
• run ,

) travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" ;

36. (

• hunt ,
• run ,
• hunt_down ,
• track_down

) pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" ;

37. (

• race ,
• run ,

) compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" ;

38. (

• move ,
• go ,
• run ,

) progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" ;

39. (

• melt ,
• run ,
• melt_down

) reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" ;

40. (

• ladder ,
• run ,

) come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" ;

41. (

• run ,
• unravel ,

) become undone; "the sweater unraveled" ;