run-in Definition
run·-in (run′in′)
noun
- run-in matter
- ☆ Informal a quarrel, fight, etc.
run-in Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- police: Their teenage son Paul had a recent run-in with police over the theft of alcohol from a country club.
- law: I had a few run-ins with the law too.
- authority: For a contemplative and amiable man, Finlay accreted a notable list of run-ins with the authorities and his friends.
- dealer: The material for the show will be based around his forthcoming book chronicling his run-ins with arms dealers.
- someone: This could simply be a run-in with someone who's less experienced.
Converse of object
- have: Their teenage son Paul had a recent run-in with police over the theft of alcohol from a country club.
- include: After serving his time in the military ( which included a run-in with the Home Guard in Southern England!
Adjective modifier
- final: Barring the most unlikely series of results in the final run-in, they are sure to finish second in the table.
- several: Yes â Janine has several run-ins with Natalie Buxton.
- long: The course is level throughout and has a long run-in.
- few: Earlier in its history, the Abbey had had more than a few run-ins with the local people.
- all-important: The feel good factor is absorbing the Abbey Stadium at the moment as the all-important league run-in continues.
- recent: Their teenage son Paul had a recent run-in with police over the theft of alcohol from a country club.
Modifies a noun
- period: All patients had received 100 mg feverfew daily for two month run-in period.
- time: A major problem was not designing a long enough run-in time into the project.
Noun used with modifier
- promotion: Royals manager Alan Pardew is looking to strengthen his squad and wants to test Branch's credentials in the promotion run-in.
- title: He says: " Who was going to tell me not to play in a title run-in?
- end-of-season: Jackett believes the end-of-season run-in kicks off with this weekend's trip to Boston United.
- month: All patients had received 100 mg feverfew daily for two month run-in period.
- league: The feel good factor is absorbing the Abbey Stadium at the moment as the all-important league run-in continues.
Browse dictionary entries near run-in
- ‹ run dry
- ‹ run-down
- ‹ run away
- ‹ run amok
- ‹ run after
- ‹ run
- ‹ Rumsfeld, Donald
- ‹ rumrunner
- ‹ rumpus room
- ‹ rumpus
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- run-length encoding ›
- run-of-the-mill ›
- run-of-the-mine ›
- run off ›
- run-on ›
- run on a bank ›
- run-on sentence ›
- run out ›
- run out of ›

