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Meaning of 'running'
Meaning of 'running' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Running 
[ a.]
- Moving or advancing by running. [ a.]- Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
- Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.
- Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
- Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
- Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
- Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
2. Running [ n.]
- The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running
was slow. [ n.]- That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
- The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
3. Running [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Run [ p. pr. & vb. n.]Meaning of 'running' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. running [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the state of being in operation
- the state of being in operation
Example in sentence:
- a running engine
Meaning (2):
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Example in sentence:
- he broke into a run;
- his daily run keeps him fit
Meaning (3):
- the act of administering or being in charge of something
- the act of administering or being in charge of something
Example in sentence:
- he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time
Meaning (4):
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Example in sentence:
- the coach put great emphasis on running;
- the defensive line braced to stop the run
2. running [ a]
[ a]Meaning (5):
- (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
- (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
Example in sentence:
- as mountain stream with freely running water;
- hovels without running water
Meaning (6):
- executed or initiated by running
- executed or initiated by running
Example in sentence:
- a running start;
- running plays worked better than pass plays;
- took a running jump
Meaning (7):
- of advancing the ball by running
- of advancing the ball by running
Example in sentence:
- the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays
3. running [ s]
[ s]Meaning (8):
- continually repeated over a period of time
- continually repeated over a period of time
Example in sentence:
- a running joke among us
Meaning (9):
- measured lengthwise
- measured lengthwise
Example in sentence:
- cost of lumber per running foot
Meaning (10):
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
Example in sentence:
- a functional set of brakes;
- in running (or working) order
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