near-runadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪərʌn/, U.S.

/ˈnɪrˈrən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adv.², English run , run v.

Etymology: < near adv.² + run, past participle of run v.

Close-matched; (of a contest or objective) won or lost by a very small margin. near-run thing n. a narrow escape, an event (esp. a battle or other struggle) which might easily have had a different outcome.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > narrow

rub and go1790

touch and go1816

squeak1822

near go1826

close shave1834

a near (also close) toucher1844

squeeze1848

near-run thing1860

close call1881

1860 Earl of Clarendon Let. 2 Aug. in A. L. Kennedy My Dear Duchess (1956) 110 It will be a near run thing on Monday.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Dec. 1034/4 Blenheim resembles Marengo in that a brilliant strategical conception ended in a victory that was ‘a near-run thing’.

1945 Years of Victory 1802–12 401 It had been far too uncomfortable and near-run an affair to linger over with satisfaction.

1982 H. Engel Murder on Location 212 It was a damned near run thing for Sayre. He caught the ladder from the helicopter seconds before that chip off the ice bridge turned over.

2000 Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 24 Dec. (Viewpoint section) 5 Many in Washington assumed that the near-run nature of Bush's victory would result in a more modest initial policy agenda.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	near-run
释义	near-runadj. Brit. /ˈnɪərʌn/, U.S. /ˈnɪrˈrən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adv.², English run , run v. Etymology: < near adv.² + run, past participle of run v. Close-matched; (of a contest or objective) won or lost by a very small margin. near-run thing n. a narrow escape, an event (esp. a battle or other struggle) which might easily have had a different outcome. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > narrow rub and go1790 touch and go1816 squeak1822 near go1826 close shave1834 a near (also close) toucher1844 squeeze1848 near-run thing1860 close call1881 1860 Earl of Clarendon Let. 2 Aug. in A. L. Kennedy My Dear Duchess (1956) 110 It will be a near run thing on Monday. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Dec. 1034/4 Blenheim resembles Marengo in that a brilliant strategical conception ended in a victory that was ‘a near-run thing’. 1945 Years of Victory 1802–12 401 It had been far too uncomfortable and near-run an affair to linger over with satisfaction. 1982 H. Engel Murder on Location 212 It was a damned near run thing for Sayre. He caught the ladder from the helicopter seconds before that chip off the ice bridge turned over. 2000 Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 24 Dec. (Viewpoint section) 5 Many in Washington assumed that the near-run nature of Bush's victory would result in a more modest initial policy agenda. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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