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Meaning of 'running' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Running [ a.]
- Moving or advancing by running.
- 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.
- 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

Meaning of 'running' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . running [ n]
Meaning (1):
- 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
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
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
Example in sentence:
  • the coach put great emphasis on running;
  • the defensive line braced to stop the run
5 . running [ a]
Meaning (5):
- executed or initiated by running
Example in sentence:
  • a running start;
  • running plays worked better than pass plays;
  • took a running jump
Meaning (6):
- (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
Example in sentence:
  • as mountain stream with freely running water;
  • hovels without running water
Meaning (7):
- of advancing the ball by running
Example in sentence:
  • the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays
8 . running [ s]
Meaning (8):
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
Example in sentence:
  • a functional set of brakes;
  • in running (or working) order
Meaning (9):
- continually repeated over a period of time
Example in sentence:
  • a running joke among us
Meaning (10):
- measured lengthwise
Example in sentence:
  • cost of lumber per running foot

Nearby Words:

run runagate runaway runcation runch runcinate rundel rundle rundlet rune

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