| ADJECTIVE | all | running | (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream |
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| all | running | continually repeated over a period of time | |
| all | running | of advancing the ball by running | |
| all | running | executed or initiated by running | |
| all | running, linear | measured lengthwise | |
| all | running, operative, functional, working | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | |
| NOUN | act | running, run, running play, running game | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team |
| act | running, run | the act of running | |
| state | running | the state of being in operation | |
| act | running | the act of administering or being in charge of something | |
| act | running, track | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
| Sounds | rah'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream. | |
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| Narrower | gushing, pouring | Flowing profusely |
| jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting | propelled violently in a usually narrow stream | |
| Opposite | standing | (of fluids) not moving or flowing |
| Spanish | corriente, manante, potable, que fluye, que mana | |
| Meaning | continually repeated over a period of time. | |
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| Example | "a running joke among us" | |
| Broader | continual | Occurring without interruption |
| Meaning | Of advancing the ball by running. | |
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| Example | "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays" | |
| Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
| Opposite | passing, pass | Of advancing the ball by throwing it |
| Meaning | executed or initiated by running. | |
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| Opposite | standing | executed in or initiated from a standing position |
| Meaning | Measured lengthwise. | |
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| Example | "cost of lumber per running foot" | |
| Synonym | linear | |
| Broader | lengthwise, lengthways | Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing |
| Meaning | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing. | |
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| Example | "in running (or working) order" | |
| Synonyms | operative, functional, working | |
| Broader | functioning | Performing or able to perform its regular function |
| Spanish | funcional, operativo | |
| Catalan | operatiu | |
| Meaning | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team. | |
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| Example | "the coach put great emphasis on running" | |
| Synonyms | run, 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 |
| Meaning | The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace. | |
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| Synonym | run | |
| 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 |
| Meaning | The state of being in operation. | |
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| Example | "the engine is running smoothly" | |
| Broader | operation | The state of being in effect or being operative |
| Verbs | run | be operating, running or functioning |
| Meaning | The act of administering or being in charge of something. | |
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| Example | "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time" | |
| Narrower | administrivia | The tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization |
| Broader | administration, disposal | A method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
| Verbs | run | direct or control |
| Meaning | The act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track. | |
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| Synonym | track | |
| Part of | track meet | A track and field competition between two or more teams |
| Broader | track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
| Spanish | carrera a pie, carrera | |
| Verbs | run | compete in a race |
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