What are some opposite words for RUN?
Antonyms for RUN
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This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term RUN.
Wiktionary
runnoun
To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
He broke into a run.
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treadrunnoun
To make something extend in space.
I need to run this wire along the wall.
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Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
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To make a machine operate.
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To execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program.
The data got lost, so I'll have to perform another run of the experiment.
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To compete in a race.
The bus on the Cherry Street run is always crowded.
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treadrunnoun
To be a candidate in an election.
He stood out from the usual run of applicants.
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treadrunnoun
To make run in a race or an election.
He set up a rabbit run.
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treadrunnoun
To be presented in one of the media.
I need to make a run to the store.
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treadrunnoun
To print or broadcast in the media.
Let's go for a run in the car.
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treadrunnoun
In a liquid state; melted; molten.
Put some run butter on the vegetables.
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To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion , to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
He discovered during washing that the red rug ran on his white sheet, staining it pink.
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treadrunnoun
copulative To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
Our supplies are running low.
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To go through without stopping, usually illegally.
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To transport someone or something.
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To smuggle illegal goods.
Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.
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To cost a large amount of money.
There was a run on Christmas presents.
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treadrunnoun
Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
He can have the run of the house.
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treadrunnoun
To carry a football down the field.
I have a run in my stocking.
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treadrunnoun
Of stitches, to unravel.
My stocking is running.
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treadrunnoun
To flee away from a danger or towards help.
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treadrunnoun
Exhausted; depleted (especially with down or out.)
Which run did you do today?
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treadrunnoun
To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.
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treadrunnoun
To control or have precedence in a card game.
Every three or four hands he would run the table.
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ladderrunnoun
To move or spread quickly.
The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.
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treadrunnoun
To cause to move quickly; to make move lightly.
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treadrunnoun
To control or manage, be in charge of.
The book’s initial press run will be 5,000 copies.
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treadrunnoun
Of a liquid, to flow.
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treadrunnoun
Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
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treadrunnoun
To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from an object.
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riseSynonyms:
treadrunnoun
To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
Yesterday we did a run of 12,000 units.
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tread
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
run
Antonyms:
walk, saunter, lounge, drag, stay, stop, halt, hobble, resist, hold, stanch, stand, fail, drop, expire, disincline, hesitateSynonyms:
course, go, speed, hasten, hurry, fly, rush, escape, retreat, pass, proceed, flow, ooze, leak, melt, fuse, confuse, blend, extend, reach, work, operate, traverse, tend, incline
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Princeton's WordNet
run, tallynoun
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"
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count, running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, numeration, reckoning, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, enumeration, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, counting, streamlet, runningtest, trial, runnoun
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"
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exam, running game, ladder, ravel, examination, political campaign, rill, running play, outpouring, tryout, tally, test, discharge, campaign, footrace, foot race, trial run, run, visitation, tribulation, streak, trial, psychometric test, rivulet, mental test, runnel, streamlet, mental testing, runningfootrace, foot race, runnoun
a race run on foot
"she broke the record for the half-mile run"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningstreak, runnoun
an unbroken series of events
"had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, bar, running play, tally, stripe, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningrun, running, running play, running gamenoun
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
"the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, track, streamlet, runningrunnoun
a regular trip
"the ship made its run in record time"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningrun, runningnoun
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
"he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, track, streamlet, runningrunnoun
the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
"the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningrunnoun
unrestricted freedom to use
"he has the run of the house"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningrunnoun
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
"a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningrivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamletnoun
a small stream
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningpolitical campaign, campaign, runnoun
a race between candidates for elective office
"I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
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hunting expedition, running game, electioneering, ladder, discharge, streak, safari, political campaign, rill, running play, crusade, drive, effort, candidature, ravel, movement, campaign, footrace, foot race, test, rivulet, run, tally, cause, trial, candidacy, military campaign, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, campaigning, runningrun, ladder, ravelnoun
a row of unravelled stitches
"she got a run in her stocking"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningdischarge, outpouring, runnoun
the pouring forth of a fluid
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discharge, political campaign, electric discharge, firing, gush, outpouring, liberation, streamlet, sack, spark, natural spring, release, run, test, outflow, flood, bombardment, sacking, onslaught, foot race, electric arc, overflow, emission, rill, trial, spring, campaign, firing off, arc, dismissal, expelling, waiver, streak, fountain, ravel, rivulet, tally, dismission, flush, barrage, venting, footrace, running game, runnel, running play, ladder, runningrunnoun
an unbroken chronological sequence
"the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningrunverb
a short trip
"take a run into town"
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running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, runningrunverb
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"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltscat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, get off, run away, move, turn tail, chip, range, break out, run, beat, guide, function, lead, lam, thresh, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, break off, break, break loose, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, get out, get by, secede, thrash, run for, black market, miss, persist, splinter, incline, draw, hightail it, elude, be given, prevail, campaign, get away, tend, chip off, escape, ladder, ply, come off, flail, meltrun, go, pass, lead, extendverb
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"
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pop off, last, drop dead, melt, lead, play, lean, eliminate, live, blend in, plump, take place, start, survive, fall out, decease, work, run low, conduct, take, carry, protract, buy the farm, spend, fleet, melt down, extend, go across, result, stretch out, broaden, proceed, turn tail, endure, overtake, fit, evanesce, get going, gallop, slip by, course, hap, expire, direct, snuff it, make pass, communicate, black market, feed, depart, head for the hills, fall, draw, flow, widen, pass away, hightail it, croak, run away, fade, scat, head, glide by, escape, continue, happen, unravel, contribute, poke out, expand, egest, ply, come about, kick the bucket, draw out, range, go by, chair, make it, campaign, blow over, transcend, authorize, track down, belong, give way, offer, function, pass off, cover, consort, exceed, stretch, give-up the ghost, conk, surpass, exsert, get, cash in one's chips, break, hold up, exit, overstep, run for, incline, die hard, pass on, hand, conk out, break down, devolve, travel, bunk, blend, race, top, moderate, move, lam, go on, sound, reach, persist, slide by, operate, fail, elapse, hunt, strain, legislate, choke, locomote, authorise, tend, sink, occur, run short, bleed, conduce, scarper, go along, execute, put across, take to the woods, go past, unfold, pass along, live on, lapse, go bad, run, hunt down, slip away, clear, guide, reach out, die, turn over, be given, go, overhaul, become, return, rifle, perish, travel by, precede, fly the coop, hold out, give, pass, ladder, prolong, break away, go through, prevail, pass by, give out, stretch forth, put out, excrete, leave, go awayoperate, runverb
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
"She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, operate on, range, lean, run, guide, function, lead, lam, maneuver, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, execute, consort, manoeuvre, feed, control, carry, scarper, go, unravel, manoeuver, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, mesh, lock, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, bleed, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, engage, meltrun, goverb
have a particular form
"the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
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function, perish, break away, give way, hold out, run, endure, lead, tend, carry, draw, operate, travel, last, die, go away, turn tail, go, bunk, rifle, escape, ply, plump, track down, prevail, run short, execute, die hard, pass away, incline, drop dead, lam, scarper, blend in, campaign, pop off, get going, locomote, start, ladder, live, cash in one's chips, head for the hills, blend, flow, hunt down, break, fit, belong, run for, lean, give-up the ghost, range, survive, take to the woods, melt down, get, be given, expire, become, bleed, scat, persist, live on, croak, move, choke, course, sound, consort, unravel, conk out, extend, hightail it, depart, fly the coop, decease, play, pass, proceed, break down, melt, run away, exit, conk, black market, fail, buy the farm, hold up, give out, feed, snuff it, go bad, race, guide, hunt, kick the bucket, work, run lowrun, flow, feed, courseverb
move along, of liquids
"Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
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course, operate, feed in, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, eat, flux, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, fall, feast, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, prey, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, fertilise, fertilize, run for, black market, give, persist, incline, hang, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, menstruate, meltfunction, work, operate, go, runverb
perform as expected when applied
"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
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lick, function, perish, break away, give way, hold out, hunt, run, endure, lead, give out, unravel, carry, fit, operate, travel, take to the woods, last, die, track down, mold, go away, act, snuff it, go, bunk, run away, solve, act upon, turn tail, head for the hills, run low, do work, plump, fly the coop, prevail, process, execute, mould, wreak, incline, drop dead, put to work, course, tend, work, scarper, blend in, run short, croak, get going, control, ferment, range, serve, work out, pass away, consort, live, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, flow, hunt down, knead, scat, bring, break, figure out, escape, form, rifle, locomote, lock, exploit, run for, lean, belong, make, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, cultivate, manoeuvre, melt down, get, be given, turn, expire, ladder, draw, become, bleed, manoeuver, persist, live on, campaign, forge, move, influence, engage, pop off, sound, fail, conk out, extend, start, depart, operate on, decease, puzzle out, play, hold up, proceed, break down, lam, melt, crop, exit, conk, work on, exercise, buy the farm, ply, hightail it, sour, feed, choke, race, guide, die hard, pass, shape, make for, mesh, officiate, black market, maneuverrange, runverb
change or be different within limits
"Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"
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roll, course, vagabond, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, ramble, move, turn tail, range, run, die hard, guide, function, lead, lam, stray, rove, place, melt down, browse, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, array, graze, bunk, take to the woods, cast, straddle, endure, execute, feed, pasture, escape, wander, bleed, carry, scarper, go, hightail it, lean, play, grade, race, pass, lay out, swan, flow, black market, tramp, persist, unravel, incline, crop, draw, rank, rate, be given, prevail, campaign, drift, tend, consort, run away, ply, ladder, melt, order, track down, roam, set out, run forcampaign, runverb
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
"Who's running for treasurer this year?"
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fight, course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, melt down, range, run, press, function, lead, lam, flow, agitate, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, crusade, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, be given, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, push, prevail, campaign, tend, take the field, escape, guide, ply, meltplay, runverb
cause to emit recorded audio or video
"They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"
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take on, course, fiddle, bet, spiel, work, scat, bring, run away, move, turn tail, melt down, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flirt, trifle, play, diddle, meet, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, roleplay, dally, endure, bunk, take to the woods, act as, toy, consort, execute, feed, playact, carry, encounter, scarper, make for, unravel, lean, go, wager, die hard, represent, pass, flow, hunt, recreate, race, run for, fly the coop, act, hunt down, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, bleed, black market, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, wreak, ply, operate, meltrunverb
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
"who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, melttend, be given, lean, incline, runverb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
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course, operate, list, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, move, turn tail, range, run, tilt, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, prevail, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, pitch, escape, dispose, black market, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, be given, slope, campaign, angle, tend, run away, ply, guide, melt, tip, slant, run forrunverb
be operating, running or functioning
"The car is still running--turn it off!"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
change from one state to another
"run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
cause to perform
"run a subject"; "run a process"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
be affected by; be subjected to
"run a temperature"; "run a risk"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltprevail, persist, die hard, run, endureverb
continue to exist
"These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
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break away, hold out, run, endure, lead, tend, hang in, carry, draw, operate, hold, function, turn tail, track down, last, stay, predominate, go, bunk, brave out, rule, weather, escape, ply, digest, hold on, prevail, execute, die hard, incline, triumph, tolerate, lam, scarper, campaign, melt down, stomach, ladder, live, dominate, head for the hills, flow, hunt down, brook, hang on, persevere, suffer, run for, lean, obtain, range, survive, take to the woods, be given, put up, stand, bleed, scat, persist, live on, move, course, consort, unravel, stick out, extend, hightail it, reign, fly the coop, bear, play, pass, remain, melt, run away, hold up, black market, abide, brave, feed, race, guide, support, hunt, work, wearrunverb
occur persistently
"Musical talent runs in the family"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrun, executeverb
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
"Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
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perform, course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, carry through, run away, move, turn tail, fulfil, fulfill, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, accomplish, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, do, play, die hard, race, pass, carry out, run for, black market, action, persist, incline, put to death, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltcarry, runverb
include as the content; broadcast or publicize
"We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
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course, persuade, operate, express, comport, dribble, work, scat, pack, have a bun in the oven, run away, impart, turn tail, behave, range, run, sway, function, lead, lam, hunt, take, flow, melt down, expect, track down, break away, deport, head for the hills, extend, fly the coop, incline, bunk, take to the woods, draw, consort, execute, feed, channel, carry, play, scarper, transport, go, hightail it, lean, stock, hold, die hard, race, pass, escape, run for, acquit, be given, hunt down, persist, convey, post, ladder, conduct, transmit, contain, bleed, black market, gestate, prevail, campaign, tend, move, stockpile, guide, melt, ply, unravel, endure, bearrunverb
carry out
"run an errand"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltguide, run, draw, passverb
pass over, across, or through
"He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
Synonyms:
describe, pass along, break away, elapse, head, hunt, run, endure, lead, go past, tend, put across, puff, carry, draw, operate, hand, take to the woods, occur, function, turn tail, withdraw, suck, cast, clear, top, go by, snuff it, excrete, reach, go, bunk, spend, pull, draw and quarter, slide by, make it, reap, draw in, evanesce, turn over, escape, happen, ply, flow, track down, prevail, exit, authorise, execute, die hard, steer, incline, pull back, disembowel, guide on, drop dead, egest, conk, go on, lam, scarper, return, campaign, pop off, fleet, melt down, fall out, make pass, pass away, ladder, authorize, absorb, point, cash in one's chips, head for the hills, take out, surpass, manoeuvre, take up, give, scat, delineate, hap, slip by, pull in, hunt down, take, quarter, eliminate, croak, lapse, slip away, run for, lean, pass off, make, channelize, give-up the ghost, range, transcend, pull out, blow over, get, channelise, be given, thread, overhaul, soak up, drag, bleed, manoeuver, take in, persist, attract, communicate, force, come about, move, choke, trace, course, imbibe, direct, overstep, overtake, tie, consort, glide by, unravel, expire, sop up, devolve, extend, hightail it, eviscerate, draw off, fly the coop, decease, perish, die, play, fall, pass, pass by, legislate, melt, run away, line, fade, black market, travel by, buy the farm, take place, suck up, feed, go through, go across, go along, string, race, guide, depict, exceed, get out, kick the bucket, work, sink, maneuver, conduct, pass onrun, leadverb
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
"Run the wire behind the cabinet"
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, moderate, run away, move, turn tail, range, head, guide, function, lead, lam, take, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, conduce, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, chair, run, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, direct, play, die hard, race, pass, top, run for, black market, persist, incline, leave, conduct, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, contribute, tend, escape, precede, ladder, ply, result, meltrunverb
make without a miss
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrun, black marketverb
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
cause an animal to move fast
"run the dogs"
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrun, bleedverb
be diffused
"These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
Synonyms:
course, operate, shed blood, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, leech, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, phlebotomise, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, phlebotomize, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, hemorrhage, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
sail before the wind
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
cover by running; run a certain distance
"She ran 10 miles that day"
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrun, run forverb
extend or continue for a certain period of time
"The film runs 5 hours"
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
set animals loose to graze
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrun, consortverb
keep company
"the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
Synonyms:
course, operate, harmonise, associate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, agree, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, accord, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, assort, lean, affiliate, play, die hard, race, pass, concord, harmonize, run for, black market, fit in, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
run with the ball; in such sports as football
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrunverb
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
"Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltply, runverb
travel a route regularly
"Ships ply the waters near the coast"
Synonyms:
supply, course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, cater, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, provide, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, melthunt, run, hunt down, track downverb
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
"Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
Synonyms:
course, operate, hound, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, hunt, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, trace, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrace, runverb
compete in a race
"he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
Synonyms:
course, cannonball along, bucket along, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, belt along, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, feed, hasten, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, speed, consort, execute, step on it, pelt along, prevail, carry, play, scarper, go, unravel, lean, hie, die hard, race, pass, campaign, black market, hotfoot, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, bleed, be given, rush along, rush, tend, escape, ladder, melt, ply, operate, run formove, go, runverb
progress by being changed
"The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
Synonyms:
motivate, function, perish, break away, give way, hold out, run, endure, lead, turn tail, unravel, carry, fit, operate, travel, become, blend, track down, last, go away, act, prevail, go, rifle, run low, ply, plump, flow, fly the coop, incline, execute, break, pass away, incite, drop dead, course, tend, actuate, lam, scarper, blend in, run short, get going, locomote, impress, start, consort, live, cash in one's chips, head for the hills, give out, make a motion, hunt down, strike, prompt, escape, range, belong, run for, lean, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, take to the woods, propel, get, be given, expire, ladder, draw, bleed, scat, affect, persist, live on, campaign, croak, move, choke, pop off, be active, bunk, conk out, extend, hightail it, depart, decease, melt down, die, play, hold up, proceed, break down, melt, run away, exit, conk, black market, fail, buy the farm, sound, feed, snuff it, race, guide, die hard, pass, displace, hunt, kick the bucket, workmelt, run, melt downverb
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
"melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
Synonyms:
course, unfreeze, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, disappear, range, run, evaporate, function, lead, lam, dethaw, flow, melt down, mellow out, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, die hard, bleed, carry, scarper, dissolve, go, unravel, meld, lean, play, fade, race, pass, mellow, thaw, run for, black market, be given, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, unthaw, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, guide, melt, ply, turn tailladder, runverb
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
"Her nylons were running"
Synonyms:
course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, meltrun, unravelverb
become undone
"the sweater unraveled"
Synonyms:
course, operate, unscramble, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, ravel, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, ravel out, flow, melt down, track down, break away, untangle, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, unknot, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, unpick, melt
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
runnoun
Synonyms:
running, sprint, sprinting, course, series, repetition pressure, demand, importunity, generalityrunnoun
runverb
Synonyms:
sprint, lope, scamper, scud, speed, his, hasten, scour, scuttle, flee, race, pace, gallop, trot, proceed, flow, melt, fuse, elapse, pass, pursue, follow, tag, stampede, abscond
Editors Contribution
walk
to walk fast
he said "run!"
stroll
non walk.
i'm going for a run.
Submitted by rinat on November 5, 2015walk
How to use RUN in a sentence?
They made it seem like we were trying to run away, like we were trying to seek no treatment whatsoever, and that is completely not the case. We want better treatment than what we were receiving.
In prisons, the patients could not run away, and they had no other option but to take their drugs as prescribed under supervision.
Instead of me having to interact physically with my friends and contact them or run into them in order to get their attention and let them know how I'm doing, they can just contact me on Facebook or through email, it's easier for me to say 'Hey, I'm doing fine.'.
I feel like the only options [ were ] to get vaccinated or not play in the The NBA, the NBA was The NBA. Hopefully, The NBA works out in the long run and in 10 years I'm still healthy.
The roots of the common law run deep in Hong Kong and will not be easily uprooted, so I think China can only ultimately take a gradual approach, despite the rhetoric, those values are entrenched through the system.
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