He took me out into the country and showed me how he runs his trafficking operations on the waterways.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
We spent two whole days with Tommy Hastings, he's the guy who runs Suntours.
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (2002)
Gently, he runs the tip of a finger down my crudely set nose.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
All related terms of 'runs'
run
When you run , you move more quickly than when you walk, for example because you are in a hurry to get somewhere , or for exercise.
ladder
A ladder is a piece of equipment used for climbing up something or down from something. It consists of two long pieces of wood, metal, or rope with steps fixed between them.
sheep station
a large sheep farm
the runs
diarrhoea
dry run
If you have a dry run , you practise something to make sure that you are ready to do it properly.
end run
an attempt in American football by the ball carrier to run around the defensive line
fun run
A fun run is a long distance race which anyone can take part in. Fun runs are often held to raise money for charity .
hen run
an enclosure for hens , esp one made of chicken wire
rat run
A rat run is a small street which drivers use during busy times in order to avoid heavy traffic on the main roads.
red run
a run of some difficulty , suitable for intermediate skiers
re-run
If you say that something is a re-run of a particular event or experience , you mean that what happens now is very similar to what happened in the past .
run by
If you run something by someone, you tell them about it or mention it, to see if they think it is a good idea , or can understand it.
run in
To run someone in means to arrest them or to take them to the police .
run off
If you run off with someone, you secretly go away with them in order to live with them or marry them.
run on
to continue without interruption
run out
If you run out of something, you have no more of it left.
run to
If you run to someone, you go to them for help or to tell them something.
run up
If someone runs up bills or debts , they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money.
ski run
a trail , slope , or course for skiing
black run
an extremely difficult run, suitable for expert skiers
blue run
an easy run , suitable for beginners
dummy run
A dummy run is a trial or test procedure which is carried out in order to see if a plan or process works properly.
first-run
designating or of:
green run
a very easy run , suitable for complete beginners
home run
a hit that enables the batter to run round all four bases , usually by hitting the ball out of the playing area
milk run
a routine and uneventful flight , esp on a dangerous mission
mole run
any part of a system of underground tunnels , rooms, etc, prepared for use in the event of nuclear war
press run
the number of copies (of a book, newspaper , etc) printed during a continuous printing session
print run
In publishing, a print run of something such as a book or a newspaper is the number of copies of it that are printed and published at one time.
run after
If you are running after someone, you are trying to start a relationship with them, usually a sexual relationship.
run along
If you tell a child to run along , you mean that you want them to go away.
run away
If you run away from a place, you leave it because you are unhappy there.
run down
If you run people or things down , you criticize them strongly.
run into
If you run into problems or difficulties , you unexpectedly begin to experience them.
run over
If a vehicle or its driver runs a person or animal over , it knocks them down or drives over them.
run past
To run something past someone means the same as to run it by them.
run with
to associate with habitually
split run
a divided print run of a periodical in which a number of copies contain advertisements not included in the rest , esp a Canadian edition of a US magazine which contains Canadian advertisements but no Canadian editorial content
test run
If you give a machine or system a test run , you try it out to see if it will work properly when it is actually in use.
trial run
A trial run is a first attempt at doing something to make sure you can do it properly.
someone's writ runs
someone has power or authority of a specified kind or scope
cresta run
high-speed tobogganing down a steep narrow passage
earned run
a run scored against a pitcher that is not the result of a fielding error
ground run
the distance taken by an aircraft to brake from its landing speed to its taxiing speed or a stop
run across
If you run across someone or something, you meet them or find them unexpectedly.
run around
If you run around , you go to a lot of places and do a lot of things, often in a rushed or disorganized way.
school run
The school run is the journey that parents make each day when they take their children to school and bring them home from school.
bombing run
the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
chicken run
the departure of white residents from South Africa
run out on
If someone runs out on you, they go away and abandon you, leaving you with problems.