to pass over (a distance, route, etc) in running

to run in or finish a race as specified, esp in a particular position

to perform or accomplish by or as if by running

to flee; run away

to bring into a specified state or condition by running

to track down or hunt (an animal)

to move about freely and without restraint

to go or have recourse, as for aid, assistance, etc

to set (animals) loose on (a field or tract of land) so as to graze freely

to make a short trip or brief informal visit

to move quickly and easily on wheels by rolling, or in any of certain other ways

to move or cause to move with a specified result or in a specified manner

to move or pass or cause to move or pass quickly

to force, thrust, or drive

to drive or maintain and operate (a vehicle)

to give a lift to (someone) in a vehicle; transport

to ply or cause to ply between places on a route

to operate or be operated; function or cause to function

to perform or carry out

to be in charge of; manage

to extend or continue or cause to extend or continue in a particular direction, fora particular duration or distance, etc

to be subjected to, be affected by, or incur

to be characterized (by); tend or incline

to recur persistently or be inherent

to cause or allow (liquids) to flow or (of liquids) to flow, esp in a manner specified

to melt and flow

(of waves, tides, rivers, etc) to rise high, surge, or be at a specified height

to be diffused

(of stitches) to unravel or come undone or (of a garment) to have stitches unravel or come undone

to sew (an article) with continuous stitches

(of growing vines, creepers, etc) to trail, spread, or climb

to spread or circulate quickly

to be stated or reported

to publish or print or be published or printed in a newspaper, magazine, etc

to be a candidate or present as a candidate for political or other office

to get past or through; evade

to deal in (arms, etc), esp by importing illegally

to sail (a vessel, esp a sailing vessel) or (of such a vessel) to be sailed with thewind coming from astern

to score (a run or number of runs) by hitting the ball and running between the wickets

to make (a number of successful shots) in sequence

to hit (the ball) so that it rolls along the ground

to cash (all one's winning cards in a long suit) successively

an act, instance, or period of running

a gait, pace, or motion faster than a walk

a distance covered by running or a period of running

an act, instance, or period of travelling in a vehicle, esp for pleasure

free and unrestricted access

a continuous or sustained period

a continuous sequence of performances

a sequence of winning cards in one suit, usually more than five

tendency or trend

type, class, or category

a continuous and urgent demand

a series of unravelled stitches, esp in stockings or tights; ladder

the characteristic pattern or direction of something

a pipe, channel, etc, through which water or other liquid flows

a small stream

a steeply inclined pathway or course, esp a snow-covered one used for skiing and bobsleigh racing

an enclosure for domestic fowls or other animals, in which they have free movement

(esp in Australia and New Zealand) a tract of land for grazing livestock

a track or area frequented by animals

a group of animals of the same species moving together

the migration of fish upstream in order to spawn

the movement of an aircraft along the ground during takeoff or landing

a rapid scalelike passage of notes

a score of one, normally achieved by both batsmen running from one end of the wicket to the other after one of them has hit the ball

an instance of a batter touching all four bases safely, thereby scoring

the distance that a ball rolls after hitting the ground