runniness
runniness

running


Definition: Meaning of, running in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrʌnɪŋ /

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  1. the activity or sport of running [↪  jogging]
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  2. the running of something the process of managing or organizing a business, home, organization etc
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  3. be in the running/out of the running to have some hope or no hope of winning a race or competition
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  4. make (all) the running British English informal to be the person who makes most of the suggestions in a relationship, plan, activity etc
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  1. running water if a house has running water, it has pipes which provide water to its kitchen, bath, toilet etc
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  2. running water water that is flowing or moving
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  3. running commentary a spoken description of an event, especially a race or game, made while the event is happening
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  4. running total a total that keeps being increased as new costs, amounts etc are added
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  5. running battle/joke an argument or joke that continues or is repeated over a long period of time
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  6. running sore a sore area on your skin that has liquid coming out of it
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  7. in running order a machine that is in running order is working correctly
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  8. the running order the order in which the different parts of an event have been arranged to take place
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  9. take a running jump spoken used to tell someone to go away and stop annoying you
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  1. three years/five times etc running for three years etc without a change or interruption [=  in a row]
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running used in phrases

  • free running (noun)
    1. athletic activity involving vaulting, jumping, somersaults and other acrobatic movements to negotiate obstacles; usually performed in an urban area using street architecture, jumping between buildings, etc.
  • gun-running (noun)
    1. the activity of taking guns into a country secretly and illegally, especially so that they can be used by people who want to fight against their government
  • long-running (adjective)
    1. used to talk about something that has been continuing for a long time
  • running away (noun)
    1. without permission the act of leaving the place you are expected to be
  • running back (noun)
    1. a fullback or halfback football a back on the offensive team who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage
  • running blackberry (noun)
    1. any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
  • running board (noun)
    1. a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars
  • running costs (noun)
    1. the amount of money needed to operate an organization, system, machine etc
  • running game (noun)
    1. American football a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
  • running hand (noun)
    1. rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
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