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  • Definition
    • run :a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
      • the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th|their first tally came in the 3rd inning

    • run :move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
      • Don't run--you'll be out of breath|The children ran to the store

    • run :the act of testing something
      • in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately|he called each flip of the coin a new trial

    • run :flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
      • If you see this man, run!|The burglars escaped before the police showed up

    • run :a race run on foot
      • she broke the record for the half-mile run

    • run :stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
      • Service runs all the way to Cranbury|His knowledge doesn't go very far|My memory extends back to my fourth year of life|The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets

    • run :an unbroken series of events
      • had a streak of bad luck|Nicklaus had a run of birdies

    • run :direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
      • She is running a relief operation in the Sudan

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