| VERB | motion | run | move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time |
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| motion | run, scat, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away | flee | |
| stative | run, go, pass, lead, extend | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope | |
| social | run, operate | direct or control | |
| stative | run, go | have a particular form | |
| motion | run, flow, feed, course | move along, of liquids / liquids | |
| contact | run, function, work, operate, go | perform as expected when applied | |
| stative | run, range | change or be different within limits | |
| competition | run, campaign | run, stand, or compete for an office or a position | |
| creation | run, play | cause to emit recorded audio or video | |
| motion | run | move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way | |
| stative | run, tend, be given, lean, incline | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something | |
| contact | run | be operating, running or functioning | |
| change | run | change from one state to another | |
| change | run | cause to perform | |
| stative | run | be affected by | |
| stative | run, prevail, persist, die hard, endure | continue to exist | |
| stative | run | occur persistently | |
| social | run, execute | carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine | |
| creation | run, carry | include as the content | |
| creation | run | carry out | |
| contact | run, guide, draw, pass | pass over, across, or through | |
| stative | run, lead | cause something to pass or lead somewhere | |
| social | run | make without a miss | |
| possession | run, black market | deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor | |
| motion | run | cause an animal to move fast | |
| motion | run, bleed | be diffused | |
| motion | run | sail before the wind | |
| motion | run | cover by running | |
| stative | run, run for | extend or continue for a certain period of time | |
| social | run | set animals loose to graze | |
| motion | run, consort | keep company | |
| motion | run | run with the ball | |
| motion | run | travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means | |
| motion | run, ply | travel a route regularly | |
| competition | run, hunt, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) | |
| competition | run, race | compete in a race | |
| change | run, move, go | progress by being changed | |
| change | run, melt, melt down | reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating | |
| change | run, ladder | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging | |
| change | run, unravel | become undone | |
| NOUN | act | run, tally | a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely |
| act | run, test, trial | the act of testing something | |
| event | run, footrace, foot race | a race run on foot | |
| group | run, streak | an unbroken series of events | |
| act | run, running, running play, running game | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team | |
| act | run | a regular trip | |
| act | run, running | the act of running | |
| time | run | the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation | |
| state | run | unrestricted freedom to use | |
| quantity | run | the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) | |
| object | run, rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet | a small stream | |
| event | run, political campaign, campaign | a race between candidates for elective office | |
| event | run, ladder, ravel | a row of unravelled stitches | |
| event | run, discharge, outpouring | the pouring forth of a fluid | |
| attribute | run | an unbroken chronological sequence | |
| act | run | a short trip |
| Sounds | rah'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely. | |
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| Example | "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th" | |
| Synonym | tally | |
| Narrower | earned run | A run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team |
| run batted in, rbi | A run that is the result of the batter's performance | |
| unearned run | A run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team | |
| Broader | score | The act of scoring in a game / game / game or sport |
| Spanish | carrera, cuenta | |
| Catalan | carrera | |
| Verbs | run | make without a miss |
| Meaning | A race run on foot. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she broke the record for the half-mile run" | |
| Synonyms | footrace, foot race | |
| Narrower | funrun, fun run | A footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity / charity) |
| marathon | A footrace of 26 miles 385 yards | |
| obstacle race | A race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles | |
| steeplechase | A footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump | |
| track event | A footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) | |
| Broader | race | A contest of speed |
| Spanish | carrera | |
| Verbs | run | compete in a race |
| run | move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time | |
| run | cover by running | |
| run | cause an animal to move fast | |
| Meaning | An unbroken series of events. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" | |
| Synonym | streak | |
| Narrower | losing streak | A streak of losses |
| winning streak | A streak of wins | |
| Broader | succession | A group of people or things arranged or following in order |
| Spanish | racha, sarta | |
| Catalan | ratxa | |
| Meaning | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | running, running play, running game | |
| Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
| Narrower | draw, draw play | (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage |
| end run, sweep | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line | |
| return | (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble | |
| reverse | (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction | |
| rush, rushing | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line | |
| Broader | football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team |
| Verbs | run | run with the ball |
| run | make without a miss | |
| Meaning | A regular trip. | |
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| Example | "the ship made its run in record time" | |
| Broader | trip | A journey for some purpose (usually including the return) |
| Spanish | trayecto | |
| Catalan | trajecte | |
| Verbs | run | travel a route regularly |
| run | deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor | |
| Meaning | The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | running | |
| Narrower | dash, sprint | A quick run |
| Broader | locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement |
| Spanish | carrera | |
| Catalan | correguda | |
| Verbs | run | move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time |
| run | cover by running | |
| run | cause an animal to move fast | |
| run | travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means | |
| Meaning | The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation. | |
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| Example | "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run" | |
| Narrower | print run, press run | The period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper |
| run-time | (computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program | |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Meaning | unrestricted freedom to use. | |
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| Example | "he has the run of the house" | |
| Broader | liberty | freedom of choice |
| Verbs | run | move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way |
| Meaning | The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.). | |
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| Example | "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint" | |
| Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
| Meaning | A small stream. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet | |
| Broader | stream, watercourse | A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
| Spanish | arroyuelo, riachuelo | |
| Verbs | run | move along, of liquids / liquids |
| Meaning | A race between candidates for elective office. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he is raising money for a Senate run" | |
| Synonyms | political campaign, campaign | |
| Narrower | governor's race, campaign for governor | A race for election to the governorship |
| senate campaign, senate race | A race for election to the senate | |
| Broader | race | Any competition |
| Spanish | campaña electoral, campaña | |
| Catalan | campanya electoral | |
| Verbs | run | run, stand, or compete for an office or a position |
| Meaning | A row of unravelled stitches. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she got a run in her stocking" | |
| Synonyms | ladder, ravel | |
| Broader | damage, harm, impairment | The occurrence of a change for the worse |
| Spanish | carrera, corrida, enredo, escalera | |
| Catalan | carrera | |
| Verbs | run | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging |
| Meaning | The pouring forth of a fluid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | discharge, outpouring | |
| Narrower | escape, leak, leakage, outflow | The discharge of a fluid from some container |
| jet, squirt, spurt, spirt | The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid / liquid) | |
| Broader | flow, flowing | The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases) |
| Spanish | caudal, descarga, efusión, vertido | |
| Adjectives | runny | characteristic of a fluid |
| Verbs | run | move along, of liquids / liquids |
| Meaning | An unbroken chronological sequence. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession | A following of one thing / thing after another in time |
| Spanish | largo tiempo, un largo tiempo | |
| Meaning | A short trip. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "take a run into town" | |
| Broader | trip | A journey for some purpose (usually including the return) |
| Spanish | vuelta | |
| Catalan | volta | |
| Verbs | run | become undone |
| Meaning | Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The horses run across the field | |
| Example | "Don't run--you'll be out of breath" | |
| Entailed by | stampede | run away in a stampede / stampede |
| Narrower | hare | Run quickly, like a hare |
| jog | Run for exercise | |
| lope | Run easily | |
| outrun | Run faster than | |
| romp | Run easily and fairly fast | |
| run | Run with the ball | |
| run bases | Run around the bases, in baseball | |
| rush | Run with the ball, in football | |
| scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle | To move about or proceed hurriedly | |
| sprint | Run very fast, usually for a short distance | |
| streak | Run naked in a public place | |
| trot, jog, clip | Run at a moderately swift pace | |
| Broader | travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip | Move very fast |
| See also | run around | play boisterously |
| run away | flee | |
| Similar to | run | Cover by running |
| Spanish | correr | |
| Catalan | córrer | |
| Nouns | run, running | the act of running |
| run | a race run on foot | |
| runner | someone who travels on foot by running | |
| Meaning | flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "If you see this man, run!" | |
| Synonyms | scat, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away | |
| Narrower | flee, fly, take flight | run away quickly |
| skedaddle | run away, as if in a panic | |
| Broader | leave, go forth, go away | go away from a place |
| Spanish | correr, escapar, evadir, huir | |
| Catalan | escapar, escapolir-se, evadir, fugir | |
| Meaning | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points / points or beyond a certain point / point. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Service runs all the way to Cranbury" | |
| Synonyms | go, pass, lead, extend | |
| Narrower | come | Extend or reach |
| go far, go deep | Extend in importance or range | |
| radiate, ray | Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center | |
| underrun | Run or pass below | |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| See also | run along | be in line with |
| Similar to | range, run | change or be different within limits |
| Spanish | acudir, ampliar, dirigir, extenderse, ir, liderar, pasar, prolongar | |
| Catalan | acudir, ampliar, anar, dirigir, estendre's, liderar, passar, prolongar | |
| Meaning | direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" | |
| Synonym | operate | |
| Narrower | block | Run on a block system |
| financier | Conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner | |
| warm up | Run until the normal working temperature is reached / reached | |
| work | operate in or through | |
| Broader | direct | Be in charge of |
| Spanish | administrar, gestionar, manejar, operar | |
| Catalan | manejar, operar | |
| Nouns | running | the act of administering or being in charge of something |
| Meaning | Have a particular form. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the story or argument runs as follows" | |
| Synonym | go | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | decir, ir de | |
| Meaning | Move along, of liquids / liquids. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | Water and oil run into the bowl | |
| Synonyms | flow, feed, course | |
| Caused by | flow | Cause to flow |
| flush | Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water | |
| pour | Cause to run | |
| Entailed by | overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over | Flow or run over (a limit or brim) |
| Narrower | circulate | Move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point |
| drain, run out | flow off gradually | |
| eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl | Flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids | |
| flush | Flow freely | |
| gutter | Flow in small streams | |
| jet, gush | issue in a jet | |
| pour | Flow in a spurt | |
| run down | Move downward | |
| seep, ooze | Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings | |
| spill, run out | Flow, run or fall out and become lost | |
| stream, well out | Flow freely and abundantly | |
| tide, surge | Rise or move forward | |
| trickle, dribble, filter | Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream | |
| waste, run off | run off as waste | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| See also | run over | flow or run over (a limit or brim) |
| Spanish | alimentar, correr, crecer, fluir, manar | |
| Catalan | alimentar, brollar, córrer, créixer, fluir, manar, rajar | |
| Nouns | run | the pouring forth of a fluid |
| run | a small stream | |
| Meaning | Perform as expected when applied. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | These cars won't run | |
| Example | "Does this old car still run well?" | |
| Synonyms | function, work, operate, go | |
| Narrower | cut | Function as a cutting instrument |
| double | Do double duty | |
| roll | Begin operating or running | |
| run | Be operating, running or functioning | |
| service, serve | Be used by | |
| Opposite | malfunction, misfunction | fail to function or function improperly |
| Similar to | run | Be operating, running or functioning |
| work | operate in or through | |
| Spanish | funcionar, marchar, operar, trabajar | |
| Catalan | funcionar, operar | |
| Meaning | change or be different within limits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent" | |
| Synonym | range | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Similar to | run, go, pass, lead, extend | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope |
| run, lead | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere | |
| Spanish | ir | |
| Meaning | Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Who's running for treasurer this year?" | |
| Synonym | campaign | |
| Narrower | cross-file, register | Have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties |
| rerun | Run again for office | |
| stump | Travel through a district and make political speeches | |
| whistlestop | tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election | |
| Broader | race, run | compete in a race |
| Spanish | hacer campaña | |
| Nouns | run | a race between candidates for elective office |
| Meaning | Cause to emit recorded audio or video. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue run the movie | |
| Synonym | play | |
| Similar to | play | emit recorded sound |
| run | Cause to perform | |
| run, execute | carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine | |
| Spanish | jugar, poner, tocar | |
| Catalan | jugar, posar, tocar | |
| Meaning | Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | run | travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means |
| run | Set animals loose to graze | |
| Nouns | run | unrestricted freedom to use |
| Meaning | Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "These dresses run small" | |
| Synonyms | tend, be given, lean, incline | |
| Narrower | gravitate | Move toward |
| suffer | be given to | |
| take kindly to | Be willing or inclined to accept | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | inclinarse, inclinar, soler, tender | |
| Catalan | inclinar, soler, tendir | |
| Meaning | Be operating, running or functioning. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The car is still running--turn it off!" | |
| Broader | function, work, operate, go, run | Perform as expected when applied |
| Opposite | idle, tick over | Run disconnected or idle |
| Similar to | function, work, operate, go, run | Perform as expected when applied |
| Catalan | funcionar | |
| Nouns | running | the state of being in operation |
| Meaning | change from one state to another. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | become, go, get | Enter or assume a certain state or condition |
| Meaning | Cause to perform. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | rerun | Cause to perform again |
| Broader | process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
| Similar to | play, run | Cause to emit recorded audio or video |
| Meaning | Be affected by; be subjected to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | incur | make oneself subject to |
| Meaning | Continue to exist. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | prevail, persist, die hard, endure | |
| Narrower | carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another |
| reverberate | Have a long or continuing effect | |
| Broader | continue | Exist over a prolonged period of time |
| Similar to | run | Occur persistently |
| Spanish | imperar, perdurar, perseverar, persistir, prevalecer | |
| Catalan | imperar, perdurar, perseverar, persistir, prevaler | |
| Meaning | Occur persistently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Musical talent runs in the family" | |
| Broader | occur | To be found to exist |
| Similar to | prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure | Continue to exist |
| Meaning | carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | execute | |
| Narrower | step | Cause (a computer) to execute a single command |
| Broader | enforce, implement, apply | ensure observance of laws and rules |
| Similar to | play, run | Cause to emit recorded audio or video |
| Spanish | correr, ejecutar un programa, ejecutar | |
| Catalan | executar | |
| Meaning | Include as the content; broadcast or publicize. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | carry | |
| Broader | circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around | Cause to become widely known |
| Spanish | llevar | |
| Meaning | carry out. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "run an errand" | |
| Broader | carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil | put in effect |
| Spanish | hacer, llevar a cabo | |
| Catalan | anar a portar un encàrrec | |
| Meaning | pass over, across, or through. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | guide, draw, pass | |
| Narrower | rub | Move over something with pressure |
| thread | pass a thread through | |
| thread | pass through or into | |
| Similar to | run, lead | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere |
| string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string | |
| Spanish | encaminar, guiar, pasar, recorrer | |
| Catalan | encaminar, guiar, passar | |
| Meaning | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "Run the wire behind the cabinet" | |
| Synonym | lead | |
| Broader | pass, make pass | Cause to pass |
| Similar to | guide, run, draw, pass | pass over, across, or through |
| range, run | change or be different within limits | |
| Spanish | llevar | |
| Meaning | make without a miss. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
| Spanish | ejecutar sin falta | |
| Nouns | run | a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely |
| run | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team | |
| Meaning | Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | black market | |
| Category | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
| Broader | trade, merchandise | Engage in the trade of |
| Similar to | ply, run | Travel a route regularly |
| Nouns | run | a regular trip |
| Meaning | Cause an animal to move fast. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The men run the horses across the field | |
| Example | "run the dogs" | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Similar to | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
| Spanish | hacer correr | |
| Catalan | fer córrer | |
| Nouns | run | the act of running |
| run | a race run on foot | |
| Meaning | Be diffused. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" | |
| Synonym | bleed | |
| Narrower | crock | Release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric |
| Broader | diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out | Move outward |
| Similar to | melt, run, melt down | Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating |
| Spanish | correrse | |
| Meaning | Sail before the wind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | sail | Travel on water propelled by wind |
| Meaning | Cover by running; run a certain distance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | pass | go across or through |
| Similar to | run | Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time |
| Spanish | correr | |
| Catalan | córrer | |
| Nouns | run | the act of running |
| run | a race run on foot | |
| Meaning | Extend or continue for a certain period of time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The film runs 5 hours" | |
| Synonym | run for | |
| Broader | last, endure | persist for a specified period of time |
| Meaning | Set animals loose to graze. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose | grant freedom to |
| Similar to | run | Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way |
| Spanish | soltar | |
| Catalan | deixar anar, soltar | |
| Meaning | keep company. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring" | |
| Synonym | consort | |
| Broader | accompany | go or travel along with |
| Meaning | Run with the ball; in such sports as football. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | run | Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time |
| Nouns | run, running | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team |
| Meaning | travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
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| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | run | Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way |
| Nouns | run | the act of running |
| Meaning | Travel a route regularly. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | ply | |
| Broader | travel, trip, jaunt | make a trip for pleasure |
| Similar to | run, black market | Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor |
| Nouns | run | a regular trip |
| Meaning | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The dogs are running deer" | |
| Synonyms | hunt, hunt down, track down | |
| Narrower | course | hunt with hounds |
| drive | (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | |
| drive | (hunting) search for game | |
| falcon | hunt with falcons | |
| ferret | hunt with ferrets | |
| fowl | hunt fowl in the forest / forest | |
| fowl | hunt fowl | |
| foxhunt | hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs | |
| hawk | hunt with hawks | |
| jacklight, jack | hunt with a jacklight | |
| poach | hunt illegally | |
| rabbit | hunt rabbits | |
| scrounge, forage | Collect or look around for (food) | |
| seal | hunt seals | |
| snipe | hunt or shoot snipe | |
| still-hunt, ambush | hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing | |
| turtle | hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation | |
| whale | hunt for whales | |
| Broader | capture, catch | Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping |
| Similar to | hunt | search (an area) for prey |
| run | Cause an animal to move fast | |
| Spanish | cazar | |
| Catalan | caçar | |
| Meaning | compete in a race. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | These cars won't run | |
| Example | "he is running the Marathon this year" | |
| Synonym | race | |
| Narrower | boat-race | participate in a boat race |
| campaign, run | Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position | |
| horse-race | compete in a horse race | |
| place | Finish second or better in a horse or dog race | |
| show | Finish third or better in a horse or dog race | |
| speed skate | race on skates | |
| Broader | compete, vie, contend | compete for something |
| See also | run off | decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff |
| Spanish | correr, echar una carrera, presentarse | |
| Nouns | run | a race run on foot |
| runner | a trained athlete who competes in foot races | |
| running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track | |
| Meaning | progress by being changed. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "run through your presentation before the meeting" | |
| Synonyms | move, go | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Nouns | run | the act of testing something |
| Meaning | Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | melt, melt down | |
| Narrower | fuse | make liquid or plastic by heating |
| try, render | melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities | |
| Broader | dissolve, resolve, break up | Cause to go into a solution |
| Similar to | run, bleed | Be diffused |
| Spanish | derretirse, derretir, deshacerse, fundir | |
| Catalan | desfer-se, fondre | |
| Meaning | Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Her nylons were running" | |
| Synonym | ladder | |
| Broader | break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart | Become separated / separated into pieces or fragments |
| Similar to | run, unravel | Become undone |
| Catalan | nolex | |
| Nouns | run | a row of unravelled stitches |
| Meaning | Become undone. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | unravel | |
| Broader | disintegrate | break / break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity |
| Similar to | ladder, run | Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging |
| Catalan | escórrer-se | |
| Nouns | run | a short trip |
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