running
running definition
run·ning (run′iŋ)
noun
- the act of a person or thing that runs (in various senses); racing, managing, proceeding, etc.
- the condition of a track with reference to its use in a race
- that which runs, or flows
- the amount or quantity that runs
adjective
- moving, passing, or advancing rapidly
- run at a rapid gait a running race
- trained to race at this gait: said of a horse
- flowing running water
- cursive: said of handwriting
- melting; becoming liquid or fluid
- discharging liquid; esp., discharging pus, etc. a running sore
- creeping or climbing: said of plants
- going, or in operation, as machinery
- in a straight line; linear: said of measurement a running foot
- going on, extending, etc. without interruption; continuous a running commentary, a running pattern
- prevalent running costs
- in progress; current a running account
- concurrent; simultaneous a running translation
- moving or going easily or smoothly
- moving when pulled, as a rope
- done in a run with a running start a running jump
- of the normal run (of a train, bus, etc.) running time
- of or appropriate for running for exercise or sport a running shoe
adverb
in succession; consecutively for five days running
running Idioms
in (or out of) the running
in (or out of) the competition; having a (or no) chance to win
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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