close-runadj.

Brit.

/kləʊsˈrʌn/, U.S.

/ˈkloʊsˈrən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: close adv., run adj.

Etymology: < close adv. + run adj.

Of a race or contest: won by a very small margin; involving evenly matched opponents. Frequently in close-run thing. Cf. run adj. 9.

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society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] > types of competition

drawn1610

indifferent?1611

cut-throat?a1625

equal1653

runaway1797

close-run1813

neck and neck1828

tight1828

dog-eat-dog1872

winner-take(s)-all1969

two-horse1976

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of

maiden1598

well-run1601

unequal1654

well contested1722

returned1758

friendly1780

close-run1813

foursome1814

lightweight1823

tight1828

side1829

one-sided1839

scratch1851

international1859

all-comers1860

scrub1867

pointless1876

scoreless1885

replayed1886

peg-down1887

all-star1889

stiff1890

varsity1891

postseason1893

knock-out1896

best-of-(a specified odd number)1897

seeded1901

junior varsity1902

Simon Pure1905

pegged-down1908

JV1923

zero-sum1944

tie-breaking1970

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [adjective] > types of race

well-run1601

unpaced1636

all-age1806

close-run1813

level1826

long distance1826

handicapped1828

neck and neck1828

timed1839

point-to-point1875

side by side1881

middle distance1886

paced1899

two-horse1976

1813 F. S. Larpent Jrnl. 24 Aug. (1853) II. 71 Why, at one time it was rather alarming, certainly, and it was a close run thing.

1844 Times 11 Aug. 8/5 A close-run race, won by a head.

1908 M. Hewlett Halfway House ii. iii. 235 It was to be a narrow thing, a close-run thing. The addresses of the candidates showed as much.

1941 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 14 Apr. 7/1 Milk River..won this event after stiff competition in a close run contest.

2006 Observer (Nexis) 22 Oct. (Business section) 2 It is understood that at least 30 Labour MPs could vote with the Tories and Liberal Democrats, so campaigners believe it could be a close-run thing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	close-run
释义	close-runadj. Brit. /kləʊsˈrʌn/, U.S. /ˈkloʊsˈrən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: close adv., run adj. Etymology: < close adv. + run adj. Of a race or contest: won by a very small margin; involving evenly matched opponents. Frequently in close-run thing. Cf. run adj. 9. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] > types of competition drawn1610 indifferent?1611 cut-throat?a1625 equal1653 runaway1797 close-run1813 neck and neck1828 tight1828 dog-eat-dog1872 winner-take(s)-all1969 two-horse1976 society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of maiden1598 well-run1601 unequal1654 well contested1722 returned1758 friendly1780 close-run1813 foursome1814 lightweight1823 tight1828 side1829 one-sided1839 scratch1851 international1859 all-comers1860 scrub1867 pointless1876 scoreless1885 replayed1886 peg-down1887 all-star1889 stiff1890 varsity1891 postseason1893 knock-out1896 best-of-(a specified odd number)1897 seeded1901 junior varsity1902 Simon Pure1905 pegged-down1908 JV1923 zero-sum1944 tie-breaking1970 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [adjective] > types of race well-run1601 unpaced1636 all-age1806 close-run1813 level1826 long distance1826 handicapped1828 neck and neck1828 timed1839 point-to-point1875 side by side1881 middle distance1886 paced1899 two-horse1976 1813 F. S. Larpent Jrnl. 24 Aug. (1853) II. 71 Why, at one time it was rather alarming, certainly, and it was a close run thing. 1844 Times 11 Aug. 8/5 A close-run race, won by a head. 1908 M. Hewlett Halfway House ii. iii. 235 It was to be a narrow thing, a close-run thing. The addresses of the candidates showed as much. 1941 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 14 Apr. 7/1 Milk River..won this event after stiff competition in a close run contest. 2006 Observer (Nexis) 22 Oct. (Business section) 2 It is understood that at least 30 Labour MPs could vote with the Tories and Liberal Democrats, so campaigners believe it could be a close-run thing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1813
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