RUNNING
Definition of RUNNING
- (verb)move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- (verb)flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- (verb)stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (verb)direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- (verb)have a particular form
- (verb)move along, of liquids
- (verb)perform as expected when applied
- (verb)change or be different within limits
- (verb)run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- (verb)cause to emit recorded audio or video
- (verb)move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- (verb)have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- (verb)be operating, running or functioning
- (verb)change from one state to another
- (verb)cause to perform
- (verb)be affected by; be subjected to
- (verb)continue to exist
- (verb)occur persistently
- (verb)carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- (verb)include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- (verb)conduct to completion
- (verb)pass over, across, or through
- (verb)cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- (verb)make without a miss
- (verb)deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- (verb)cause an animal to move fast
- (verb)be diffused
- (verb)sail before the wind
- (verb)cover by running; run a certain distance
- (verb)extend or continue for a certain period of time
- (verb)set animals loose to graze
- (verb)keep company
- (verb)run with the ball; in such sports as football
- (verb)travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- (verb)travel a route regularly
- (verb)pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- (verb)compete in a race
- (verb)progress by being changed
- (verb)reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- (verb)come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- (verb)become undone
- (noun)(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- (noun)the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- (noun)the state of being in operation
- (noun)the act of administering or being in charge of something
- (noun)the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
- (adj)continually repeated over a period of time
- (adj)measured lengthwise
- (adj)(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- (adj)(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
- (adj)of advancing the ball by running
- (adj)executed or initiated by running