Definition of run-in in English:

run-in

noun ˈrʌnɪnˈrən ˌɪn

1British The approach to an action or event.
the final run-in to the World Cup
Example sentencesExamples
- Several of the young players shone and I'm looking forward to a successful run-in to the end of the season.
- As we enter the run-in and final third of the season, we are very handily placed in the play-off zone, something everyone would have been delighted with at the start of the season.
- He will be even more pleased if they can start their run-in with victory at Oldham tomorrow.
- His team-mate Olof agrees Villa Park could be staging Uefa Cup football next season as long as they shake off their inconsistency in the run-in to the end of the season.
- The SFA have discovered that the Belgians have circulated a fax inviting opposition for a friendly in the run-in to their ‘eventual participation at World Cup 2002’.
- As the run-in approached Bertogliati's Lampre team set a fast pace before the Telekom team took over.
- Langford welcomed back the defender to the club this week as he looks to strengthen his squad for the final run-in.
- Rangers, who will meet Inverness Caledonian Thistle or Dundee in the final, can now concentrate on next week's Celtic match, which starts a title run-in that will demand better performances than this.
- With the Benson and Hedges signalling the start of the run-in to the World Championship it seems that The Rocket is yet again the man to beat.
- They could give him a massive boost for the Premiership run-in - starting at home to Everton on Tuesday night.
- Instead of feeling down in the dumps it stirred me into action but this time I'm hoping a victory at Mottram will inspire me even more in the final run-in to the season.
- Lancs have been in imperious form of late and with the signings of Symonds and North, the county have real momentum as we approach the final run-in.
- He was today maintaining a focused game-by-game approach to the run-in after seeing his York City Knights side put one foot in LHF National League One.
- A clinical Heriot's performance at Goldenacre yesterday has made the run-in for the championship incredibly exciting and it would be a brave man who bets against the Edinburgh club taking the title.
- It was a very important night for us and I hope it can set us up for the final run-in.
- The third round of the FA Cup saw Premier League teams join the competition for the run-in to the Final in May.
- A spate of postponements in the north left the morning's leaders Cove Rangers kicking their heels and allowed Huntly to move into pole position in the championship run-in.
- Has a European club, or an international team, ever won a major trophy without a manager for either the final or the title run-in?
- He regained fitness but not form, offering a series of ordinary performances in the championship run-in.
- In Saturday's home game to third placed Bowling Old Lane will be one of the biggest games so far this season as the winner will be in pole position for the promotion run-in.
1. 1.1 The home stretch of a racecourse.
  the horse galloped on strongly up the run-in
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘It was a great performance in the final run-in,’ he told the BBC.
  But in an exciting run-in, Cash managed to get the favourite ahead at the crucial time to claim a famous victory and get the Irish off to a great start at the Festival.
  The run-in is 3 ½ furlongs long and after an initial downhill stretch it rises in the final furlong.
  The brilliant weather and great visibility made the final run-in down the stunning Attermire Scar a great spectacle.
  The Irish raider, the only mare in the race, battled past favourite Non So on the run-in to land the £70,000 first prize.
  Hedgehunter jumps the last in front and cannot be caught on the run-in.
  Clan Royal, whose jockey had lost his whip, was passed on a dramatic run-in where he veered off course.
  Top Of The Left looked in contention as they approached the run-in, but seemed to fade badly - unsurprising, as the gelding had been off the course for nearly two years.
  They used their speed on the run-in to outpace their rivals for Murphy's second win of the Festival.
  The run-in to the winning post is uphill, making it difficult for horses who like to be held up and come late.
  She was joined by Karen's Caper and the pair battled up the run-in before Maids Causeway got up by a short head.
  Flagship Uberalles, third in the last running of this race, galloped ahead on the run-in and battled up the hill to take a convincing victory.
  Favourable Terms and Chorist came pretty close on the run-in and a stewards' inquiry was called, but the placings remained unaltered.
  Don't count your money until the post is reached because, as with the rest of the Grand National course, the run-in can - and does - change fortunes.
  Be My Royal took the last superbly and showed his strength on the run-in to finish clear of Gingembre, who was second for the second time in this race.
  The pair jumped the last together but he, who was 19 lb heavier than his rival, just found the extra weight too much to carry on the run-in.
  Her Grand National runner famously collapsed on the run-in while seeming certain to win the 1956 race.
  There was more drama on the run-in as the horse did well to avoid someone dressed as Santa who made a dash across the track in the closing stages.
  The track is an undulating one with a long run-in of almost five furlongs.
  The 11-year-old pulled clear of First Gold and Tony with a couple to go and he was much stronger on the run-in to win by a comfortable margin.
2. 1.2 A period during which an engine or other device is run in.
  each system did run-in for at least 30 days
  Example sentencesExamples
  Respiratory symptoms, bronchodilator use, and peak flows were recorded twice daily in a diary during the run-in and each treatment period.
  Of the 422 patients initially enrolled in the SOCS, 361 patients completed the triamcinolone run-in period.
  Staff were trained in the protocol, which was piloted during a 2-month run-in period.
  We excluded participants if they recorded no impairment in quality of life in their diaries during the run-in period or if they filled in their diaries on fewer than 10 days during that period.
  After the run-in period, children whose asthma was acceptably controlled without the continuous use of inhaled steroids were switched to inhaled budesonide.
  After this, an unspecified run-in period was implemented until the nurse could perform consultations in 10 minutes.
  CRP increased significantly during the run-in period, although the absolute changes are not reported.
  A placebo run-in period is recommended for future studies.
  During the run-in period all debriefing sessions were taped (with the women's written consent) to assess the quality of the intervention against the key elements.
  After a complete physical assessment, a three-week run-in period was initiated during which lung function and biochemical baselines were established.
  The inclusion criteria allowed randomization of patients with symptoms up to 4 days in 2 weeks during the run-in period.
  Absolute values for all outcomes at completion of all treatment, baseline, run-in, and washout periods, are shown in Table 6.
  A direct comparison of adverse events between group for the run-in period and mean monthly events during the trial showed no difference.
  The 244 patients who remained in the study after the run-in period were randomized to continue receiving the inhaled corticosteroid or to receive placebo.
  We will use electronic monitors for 8-12 months after an initial two month run-in period before the intervention.
  During the two-week run-in period, patients underwent spirometry and recorded daily symptoms and morning peak-flow measurements.
  After a three month dietary run-in period patients were stratified on the basis of fasting plasma glucose concentration and body weight.
  However, the test vehicle was brand new, and a well run-in engine should average a much more creditable 22 mpg.
  Baseline FEV 1 was the mean at four and eight weeks of the run-in period that is, at least four weeks after withdrawal of corticosteroids.
  During the run-in period, patients took a morning daily dose of inhaled steroids.
2informal A disagreement or fight, especially with someone in an official position.
a run-in with armed police in Rio
Example sentencesExamples
- Young people from communities alienated from the police are more likely than others to have had minor run-ins with the police, and those communities are precisely the ones from which more recruits are needed.
- Somehow, he gets into a run-in with a police officer who is then thrown out of the force after he accuses him of harassment.
- He ended up getting into trouble and having frequent run-ins with the police.
- As a leading anti-apartheid campaigner in the 1970s he had frequent run-ins with the police, but attracted the condemnation of the left for his defence of the continuing joint US-UK bombing raids over Iraq.
- But if you have run-ins with the police, you physically harm someone or you try to intimidate someone with your anger, you could probably benefit from an anger management class.
- I've had some run-ins with Australian customs officials myself for no reason except that I was singing as I was waiting for my bags.
- However, police in Baltimore logged a report indicating that on October 8 Williams had been in Baltimore and had a run-in with city police, a law enforcement source said.
- For years now, mentally ill people have been adrift in society, often begging, sometimes having fugues, often having run-ins with the police.
- He has been accused by fellow players of being a selfish prima donna on the basketball court and has had more than a few run-ins with his coach and NBA league officials.
- Their teenage son Paul had a recent run-in with police over the theft of alcohol from a country club.
- He made it back to Calgary where a run-in with the police led to his entering the Poundmaker treatment centre.
- Most of the best tales seem to involve run-ins with police officers.
- There have been so many run-ins with police and psychiatric staff that it all becomes a jumble.
- Most drug dealers eventually wind up in run-ins with the police, or worse.
- He first stepped in to help when he was suspended after a run-in with an official and in the same week the assistant manager quit, leaving Town with nobody to man the dug-out.
- By the end of the night, a run-in with the police will leave Kurt and the others worried that their seemingly harmless act of cycling activism will cause employers and friends to think they're potential sex offenders.
- In recent months, published reports have suggested that the development had stalled because of run-ins with city officials and a lack of cash.
- His anti-corruption crusading, run-ins with management and police during strikes, and political ties made him a ripe target.
- A recent survey of children of offenders by the Corrections Association of New York found that 41 percent of teenagers had been suspended from school and 31 percent had run-ins with the police.
- Her sometimes revealing leotards caused more than one stir, but most famous is her run-in with officials at an international competition in Italy in March, 1995.
Synonyms
disagreement, argument, dispute, difference of opinion, altercation, confrontation, contretemps, quarrel
brush, encounter, tangle
fight, clash, skirmish, tussle
informal set-to, dust-up, shindig, shindy, spat, scrap
British informal row
British informal, Football afters
Scottish informal rammy
1. 2.1 A collision.
  a run-in with a parking meter
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her vehicular troubles stem from her August 2007 run-in with a parked car that was captured ever-so-efficiently by the ubiquitous paparazzi.

Definition of run-in in US English:

run-in

nounˈrən ˌɪnˈrən ˌin

1informal A disagreement or fight, especially with someone in an official position.
a run-in with armed police in Rio
humorous a run-in with a parking meter
Example sentencesExamples
- He first stepped in to help when he was suspended after a run-in with an official and in the same week the assistant manager quit, leaving Town with nobody to man the dug-out.
- He ended up getting into trouble and having frequent run-ins with the police.
- However, police in Baltimore logged a report indicating that on October 8 Williams had been in Baltimore and had a run-in with city police, a law enforcement source said.
- Young people from communities alienated from the police are more likely than others to have had minor run-ins with the police, and those communities are precisely the ones from which more recruits are needed.
- Somehow, he gets into a run-in with a police officer who is then thrown out of the force after he accuses him of harassment.
- There have been so many run-ins with police and psychiatric staff that it all becomes a jumble.
- I've had some run-ins with Australian customs officials myself for no reason except that I was singing as I was waiting for my bags.
- His anti-corruption crusading, run-ins with management and police during strikes, and political ties made him a ripe target.
- In recent months, published reports have suggested that the development had stalled because of run-ins with city officials and a lack of cash.
- Most of the best tales seem to involve run-ins with police officers.
- Her sometimes revealing leotards caused more than one stir, but most famous is her run-in with officials at an international competition in Italy in March, 1995.
- But if you have run-ins with the police, you physically harm someone or you try to intimidate someone with your anger, you could probably benefit from an anger management class.
- For years now, mentally ill people have been adrift in society, often begging, sometimes having fugues, often having run-ins with the police.
- Their teenage son Paul had a recent run-in with police over the theft of alcohol from a country club.
- He has been accused by fellow players of being a selfish prima donna on the basketball court and has had more than a few run-ins with his coach and NBA league officials.
- As a leading anti-apartheid campaigner in the 1970s he had frequent run-ins with the police, but attracted the condemnation of the left for his defence of the continuing joint US-UK bombing raids over Iraq.
- He made it back to Calgary where a run-in with the police led to his entering the Poundmaker treatment centre.
- Most drug dealers eventually wind up in run-ins with the police, or worse.
- A recent survey of children of offenders by the Corrections Association of New York found that 41 percent of teenagers had been suspended from school and 31 percent had run-ins with the police.
- By the end of the night, a run-in with the police will leave Kurt and the others worried that their seemingly harmless act of cycling activism will cause employers and friends to think they're potential sex offenders.
Synonyms
disagreement, argument, dispute, difference of opinion, altercation, confrontation, contretemps, quarrel
2British usually in singular The approach to an action or event.
the final run-in to the World Cup
Example sentencesExamples
- Several of the young players shone and I'm looking forward to a successful run-in to the end of the season.
- They could give him a massive boost for the Premiership run-in - starting at home to Everton on Tuesday night.
- He was today maintaining a focused game-by-game approach to the run-in after seeing his York City Knights side put one foot in LHF National League One.
- Rangers, who will meet Inverness Caledonian Thistle or Dundee in the final, can now concentrate on next week's Celtic match, which starts a title run-in that will demand better performances than this.
- A spate of postponements in the north left the morning's leaders Cove Rangers kicking their heels and allowed Huntly to move into pole position in the championship run-in.
- In Saturday's home game to third placed Bowling Old Lane will be one of the biggest games so far this season as the winner will be in pole position for the promotion run-in.
- Instead of feeling down in the dumps it stirred me into action but this time I'm hoping a victory at Mottram will inspire me even more in the final run-in to the season.
- With the Benson and Hedges signalling the start of the run-in to the World Championship it seems that The Rocket is yet again the man to beat.
- It was a very important night for us and I hope it can set us up for the final run-in.
- He will be even more pleased if they can start their run-in with victory at Oldham tomorrow.
- A clinical Heriot's performance at Goldenacre yesterday has made the run-in for the championship incredibly exciting and it would be a brave man who bets against the Edinburgh club taking the title.
- His team-mate Olof agrees Villa Park could be staging Uefa Cup football next season as long as they shake off their inconsistency in the run-in to the end of the season.
- As the run-in approached Bertogliati's Lampre team set a fast pace before the Telekom team took over.
- Has a European club, or an international team, ever won a major trophy without a manager for either the final or the title run-in?
- He regained fitness but not form, offering a series of ordinary performances in the championship run-in.
- Langford welcomed back the defender to the club this week as he looks to strengthen his squad for the final run-in.
- Lancs have been in imperious form of late and with the signings of Symonds and North, the county have real momentum as we approach the final run-in.
- The third round of the FA Cup saw Premier League teams join the competition for the run-in to the Final in May.
- As we enter the run-in and final third of the season, we are very handily placed in the play-off zone, something everyone would have been delighted with at the start of the season.
- The SFA have discovered that the Belgians have circulated a fax inviting opposition for a friendly in the run-in to their ‘eventual participation at World Cup 2002’.
1. 2.1 The home stretch of a racecourse.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hedgehunter jumps the last in front and cannot be caught on the run-in.
  The brilliant weather and great visibility made the final run-in down the stunning Attermire Scar a great spectacle.
  She was joined by Karen's Caper and the pair battled up the run-in before Maids Causeway got up by a short head.
  The Irish raider, the only mare in the race, battled past favourite Non So on the run-in to land the £70,000 first prize.
  The 11-year-old pulled clear of First Gold and Tony with a couple to go and he was much stronger on the run-in to win by a comfortable margin.
  But in an exciting run-in, Cash managed to get the favourite ahead at the crucial time to claim a famous victory and get the Irish off to a great start at the Festival.
  The pair jumped the last together but he, who was 19 lb heavier than his rival, just found the extra weight too much to carry on the run-in.
  Flagship Uberalles, third in the last running of this race, galloped ahead on the run-in and battled up the hill to take a convincing victory.
  Don't count your money until the post is reached because, as with the rest of the Grand National course, the run-in can - and does - change fortunes.
  Be My Royal took the last superbly and showed his strength on the run-in to finish clear of Gingembre, who was second for the second time in this race.
  The run-in is 3 ½ furlongs long and after an initial downhill stretch it rises in the final furlong.
  The track is an undulating one with a long run-in of almost five furlongs.
  The run-in to the winning post is uphill, making it difficult for horses who like to be held up and come late.
  ‘It was a great performance in the final run-in,’ he told the BBC.
  Her Grand National runner famously collapsed on the run-in while seeming certain to win the 1956 race.
  Clan Royal, whose jockey had lost his whip, was passed on a dramatic run-in where he veered off course.
  There was more drama on the run-in as the horse did well to avoid someone dressed as Santa who made a dash across the track in the closing stages.
  Top Of The Left looked in contention as they approached the run-in, but seemed to fade badly - unsurprising, as the gelding had been off the course for nearly two years.
  They used their speed on the run-in to outpace their rivals for Murphy's second win of the Festival.
  Favourable Terms and Chorist came pretty close on the run-in and a stewards' inquiry was called, but the placings remained unaltered.

单词	run-in
释义	Definition of run-in in English: run-in noun ˈrʌnɪnˈrən ˌɪn 1British The approach to an action or event. the final run-in to the World Cup Example sentencesExamples Several of the young players shone and I'm looking forward to a successful run-in to the end of the season. As we enter the run-in and final third of the season, we are very handily placed in the play-off zone, something everyone would have been delighted with at the start of the season. He will be even more pleased if they can start their run-in with victory at Oldham tomorrow. His team-mate Olof agrees Villa Park could be staging Uefa Cup football next season as long as they shake off their inconsistency in the run-in to the end of the season. The SFA have discovered that the Belgians have circulated a fax inviting opposition for a friendly in the run-in to their ‘eventual participation at World Cup 2002’. As the run-in approached Bertogliati's Lampre team set a fast pace before the Telekom team took over. Langford welcomed back the defender to the club this week as he looks to strengthen his squad for the final run-in. Rangers, who will meet Inverness Caledonian Thistle or Dundee in the final, can now concentrate on next week's Celtic match, which starts a title run-in that will demand better performances than this. With the Benson and Hedges signalling the start of the run-in to the World Championship it seems that The Rocket is yet again the man to beat. They could give him a massive boost for the Premiership run-in - starting at home to Everton on Tuesday night. Instead of feeling down in the dumps it stirred me into action but this time I'm hoping a victory at Mottram will inspire me even more in the final run-in to the season. Lancs have been in imperious form of late and with the signings of Symonds and North, the county have real momentum as we approach the final run-in. He was today maintaining a focused game-by-game approach to the run-in after seeing his York City Knights side put one foot in LHF National League One. A clinical Heriot's performance at Goldenacre yesterday has made the run-in for the championship incredibly exciting and it would be a brave man who bets against the Edinburgh club taking the title. It was a very important night for us and I hope it can set us up for the final run-in. The third round of the FA Cup saw Premier League teams join the competition for the run-in to the Final in May. A spate of postponements in the north left the morning's leaders Cove Rangers kicking their heels and allowed Huntly to move into pole position in the championship run-in. Has a European club, or an international team, ever won a major trophy without a manager for either the final or the title run-in? He regained fitness but not form, offering a series of ordinary performances in the championship run-in. In Saturday's home game to third placed Bowling Old Lane will be one of the biggest games so far this season as the winner will be in pole position for the promotion run-in. 1.1 The home stretch of a racecourse. the horse galloped on strongly up the run-in Example sentencesExamples ‘It was a great performance in the final run-in,’ he told the BBC. But in an exciting run-in, Cash managed to get the favourite ahead at the crucial time to claim a famous victory and get the Irish off to a great start at the Festival. The run-in is 3 ½ furlongs long and after an initial downhill stretch it rises in the final furlong. The brilliant weather and great visibility made the final run-in down the stunning Attermire Scar a great spectacle. The Irish raider, the only mare in the race, battled past favourite Non So on the run-in to land the £70,000 first prize. Hedgehunter jumps the last in front and cannot be caught on the run-in. Clan Royal, whose jockey had lost his whip, was passed on a dramatic run-in where he veered off course. Top Of The Left looked in contention as they approached the run-in, but seemed to fade badly - unsurprising, as the gelding had been off the course for nearly two years. They used their speed on the run-in to outpace their rivals for Murphy's second win of the Festival. The run-in to the winning post is uphill, making it difficult for horses who like to be held up and come late. She was joined by Karen's Caper and the pair battled up the run-in before Maids Causeway got up by a short head. Flagship Uberalles, third in the last running of this race, galloped ahead on the run-in and battled up the hill to take a convincing victory. Favourable Terms and Chorist came pretty close on the run-in and a stewards' inquiry was called, but the placings remained unaltered. Don't count your money until the post is reached because, as with the rest of the Grand National course, the run-in can - and does - change fortunes. Be My Royal took the last superbly and showed his strength on the run-in to finish clear of Gingembre, who was second for the second time in this race. The pair jumped the last together but he, who was 19 lb heavier than his rival, just found the extra weight too much to carry on the run-in. Her Grand National runner famously collapsed on the run-in while seeming certain to win the 1956 race. There was more drama on the run-in as the horse did well to avoid someone dressed as Santa who made a dash across the track in the closing stages. The track is an undulating one with a long run-in of almost five furlongs. The 11-year-old pulled clear of First Gold and Tony with a couple to go and he was much stronger on the run-in to win by a comfortable margin. 1.2 A period during which an engine or other device is run in. each system did run-in for at least 30 days Example sentencesExamples Respiratory symptoms, bronchodilator use, and peak flows were recorded twice daily in a diary during the run-in and each treatment period. Of the 422 patients initially enrolled in the SOCS, 361 patients completed the triamcinolone run-in period. Staff were trained in the protocol, which was piloted during a 2-month run-in period. We excluded participants if they recorded no impairment in quality of life in their diaries during the run-in period or if they filled in their diaries on fewer than 10 days during that period. After the run-in period, children whose asthma was acceptably controlled without the continuous use of inhaled steroids were switched to inhaled budesonide. After this, an unspecified run-in period was implemented until the nurse could perform consultations in 10 minutes. CRP increased significantly during the run-in period, although the absolute changes are not reported. A placebo run-in period is recommended for future studies. During the run-in period all debriefing sessions were taped (with the women's written consent) to assess the quality of the intervention against the key elements. After a complete physical assessment, a three-week run-in period was initiated during which lung function and biochemical baselines were established. The inclusion criteria allowed randomization of patients with symptoms up to 4 days in 2 weeks during the run-in period. Absolute values for all outcomes at completion of all treatment, baseline, run-in, and washout periods, are shown in Table 6. A direct comparison of adverse events between group for the run-in period and mean monthly events during the trial showed no difference. The 244 patients who remained in the study after the run-in period were randomized to continue receiving the inhaled corticosteroid or to receive placebo. We will use electronic monitors for 8-12 months after an initial two month run-in period before the intervention. During the two-week run-in period, patients underwent spirometry and recorded daily symptoms and morning peak-flow measurements. After a three month dietary run-in period patients were stratified on the basis of fasting plasma glucose concentration and body weight. However, the test vehicle was brand new, and a well run-in engine should average a much more creditable 22 mpg. Baseline FEV 1 was the mean at four and eight weeks of the run-in period that is, at least four weeks after withdrawal of corticosteroids. During the run-in period, patients took a morning daily dose of inhaled steroids. 2informal A disagreement or fight, especially with someone in an official position. a run-in with armed police in Rio Example sentencesExamples Young people from communities alienated from the police are more likely than others to have had minor run-ins with the police, and those communities are precisely the ones from which more recruits are needed. Somehow, he gets into a run-in with a police officer who is then thrown out of the force after he accuses him of harassment. He ended up getting into trouble and having frequent run-ins with the police. As a leading anti-apartheid campaigner in the 1970s he had frequent run-ins with the police, but attracted the condemnation of the left for his defence of the continuing joint US-UK bombing raids over Iraq. But if you have run-ins with the police, you physically harm someone or you try to intimidate someone with your anger, you could probably benefit from an anger management class. I've had some run-ins with Australian customs officials myself for no reason except that I was singing as I was waiting for my bags. However, police in Baltimore logged a report indicating that on October 8 Williams had been in Baltimore and had a run-in with city police, a law enforcement source said. For years now, mentally ill people have been adrift in society, often begging, sometimes having fugues, often having run-ins with the police. He has been accused by fellow players of being a selfish prima donna on the basketball court and has had more than a few run-ins with his coach and NBA league officials. Their teenage son Paul had a recent run-in with police over the theft of alcohol from a country club. He made it back to Calgary where a run-in with the police led to his entering the Poundmaker treatment centre. Most of the best tales seem to involve run-ins with police officers. There have been so many run-ins with police and psychiatric staff that it all becomes a jumble. Most drug dealers eventually wind up in run-ins with the police, or worse. He first stepped in to help when he was suspended after a run-in with an official and in the same week the assistant manager quit, leaving Town with nobody to man the dug-out. By the end of the night, a run-in with the police will leave Kurt and the others worried that their seemingly harmless act of cycling activism will cause employers and friends to think they're potential sex offenders. In recent months, published reports have suggested that the development had stalled because of run-ins with city officials and a lack of cash. His anti-corruption crusading, run-ins with management and police during strikes, and political ties made him a ripe target. A recent survey of children of offenders by the Corrections Association of New York found that 41 percent of teenagers had been suspended from school and 31 percent had run-ins with the police. Her sometimes revealing leotards caused more than one stir, but most famous is her run-in with officials at an international competition in Italy in March, 1995. Synonyms disagreement, argument, dispute, difference of opinion, altercation, confrontation, contretemps, quarrel brush, encounter, tangle fight, clash, skirmish, tussle informal set-to, dust-up, shindig, shindy, spat, scrap British informal row British informal, Football afters Scottish informal rammy 2.1 A collision. a run-in with a parking meter Example sentencesExamples Her vehicular troubles stem from her August 2007 run-in with a parked car that was captured ever-so-efficiently by the ubiquitous paparazzi. Definition of run-in in US English: run-in nounˈrən ˌɪnˈrən ˌin 1informal A disagreement or fight, especially with someone in an official position. a run-in with armed police in Rio humorous a run-in with a parking meter Example sentencesExamples He first stepped in to help when he was suspended after a run-in with an official and in the same week the assistant manager quit, leaving Town with nobody to man the dug-out. He ended up getting into trouble and having frequent run-ins with the police. However, police in Baltimore logged a report indicating that on October 8 Williams had been in Baltimore and had a run-in with city police, a law enforcement source said. Young people from communities alienated from the police are more likely than others to have had minor run-ins with the police, and those communities are precisely the ones from which more recruits are needed. Somehow, he gets into a run-in with a police officer who is then thrown out of the force after he accuses him of harassment. There have been so many run-ins with police and psychiatric staff that it all becomes a jumble. I've had some run-ins with Australian customs officials myself for no reason except that I was singing as I was waiting for my bags. His anti-corruption crusading, run-ins with management and police during strikes, and political ties made him a ripe target. In recent months, published reports have suggested that the development had stalled because of run-ins with city officials and a lack of cash. Most of the best tales seem to involve run-ins with police officers. Her sometimes revealing leotards caused more than one stir, but most famous is her run-in with officials at an international competition in Italy in March, 1995. But if you have run-ins with the police, you physically harm someone or you try to intimidate someone with your anger, you could probably benefit from an anger management class. For years now, mentally ill people have been adrift in society, often begging, sometimes having fugues, often having run-ins with the police. Their teenage son Paul had a recent run-in with police over the theft of alcohol from a country club. He has been accused by fellow players of being a selfish prima donna on the basketball court and has had more than a few run-ins with his coach and NBA league officials. As a leading anti-apartheid campaigner in the 1970s he had frequent run-ins with the police, but attracted the condemnation of the left for his defence of the continuing joint US-UK bombing raids over Iraq. He made it back to Calgary where a run-in with the police led to his entering the Poundmaker treatment centre. Most drug dealers eventually wind up in run-ins with the police, or worse. A recent survey of children of offenders by the Corrections Association of New York found that 41 percent of teenagers had been suspended from school and 31 percent had run-ins with the police. By the end of the night, a run-in with the police will leave Kurt and the others worried that their seemingly harmless act of cycling activism will cause employers and friends to think they're potential sex offenders. Synonyms disagreement, argument, dispute, difference of opinion, altercation, confrontation, contretemps, quarrel 2British usually in singular The approach to an action or event. the final run-in to the World Cup Example sentencesExamples Several of the young players shone and I'm looking forward to a successful run-in to the end of the season. They could give him a massive boost for the Premiership run-in - starting at home to Everton on Tuesday night. He was today maintaining a focused game-by-game approach to the run-in after seeing his York City Knights side put one foot in LHF National League One. Rangers, who will meet Inverness Caledonian Thistle or Dundee in the final, can now concentrate on next week's Celtic match, which starts a title run-in that will demand better performances than this. A spate of postponements in the north left the morning's leaders Cove Rangers kicking their heels and allowed Huntly to move into pole position in the championship run-in. In Saturday's home game to third placed Bowling Old Lane will be one of the biggest games so far this season as the winner will be in pole position for the promotion run-in. Instead of feeling down in the dumps it stirred me into action but this time I'm hoping a victory at Mottram will inspire me even more in the final run-in to the season. With the Benson and Hedges signalling the start of the run-in to the World Championship it seems that The Rocket is yet again the man to beat. It was a very important night for us and I hope it can set us up for the final run-in. He will be even more pleased if they can start their run-in with victory at Oldham tomorrow. A clinical Heriot's performance at Goldenacre yesterday has made the run-in for the championship incredibly exciting and it would be a brave man who bets against the Edinburgh club taking the title. His team-mate Olof agrees Villa Park could be staging Uefa Cup football next season as long as they shake off their inconsistency in the run-in to the end of the season. As the run-in approached Bertogliati's Lampre team set a fast pace before the Telekom team took over. Has a European club, or an international team, ever won a major trophy without a manager for either the final or the title run-in? He regained fitness but not form, offering a series of ordinary performances in the championship run-in. Langford welcomed back the defender to the club this week as he looks to strengthen his squad for the final run-in. Lancs have been in imperious form of late and with the signings of Symonds and North, the county have real momentum as we approach the final run-in. The third round of the FA Cup saw Premier League teams join the competition for the run-in to the Final in May. As we enter the run-in and final third of the season, we are very handily placed in the play-off zone, something everyone would have been delighted with at the start of the season. The SFA have discovered that the Belgians have circulated a fax inviting opposition for a friendly in the run-in to their ‘eventual participation at World Cup 2002’. 2.1 The home stretch of a racecourse. Example sentencesExamples Hedgehunter jumps the last in front and cannot be caught on the run-in. The brilliant weather and great visibility made the final run-in down the stunning Attermire Scar a great spectacle. She was joined by Karen's Caper and the pair battled up the run-in before Maids Causeway got up by a short head. The Irish raider, the only mare in the race, battled past favourite Non So on the run-in to land the £70,000 first prize. The 11-year-old pulled clear of First Gold and Tony with a couple to go and he was much stronger on the run-in to win by a comfortable margin. But in an exciting run-in, Cash managed to get the favourite ahead at the crucial time to claim a famous victory and get the Irish off to a great start at the Festival. The pair jumped the last together but he, who was 19 lb heavier than his rival, just found the extra weight too much to carry on the run-in. Flagship Uberalles, third in the last running of this race, galloped ahead on the run-in and battled up the hill to take a convincing victory. Don't count your money until the post is reached because, as with the rest of the Grand National course, the run-in can - and does - change fortunes. Be My Royal took the last superbly and showed his strength on the run-in to finish clear of Gingembre, who was second for the second time in this race. The run-in is 3 ½ furlongs long and after an initial downhill stretch it rises in the final furlong. The track is an undulating one with a long run-in of almost five furlongs. The run-in to the winning post is uphill, making it difficult for horses who like to be held up and come late. ‘It was a great performance in the final run-in,’ he told the BBC. Her Grand National runner famously collapsed on the run-in while seeming certain to win the 1956 race. Clan Royal, whose jockey had lost his whip, was passed on a dramatic run-in where he veered off course. There was more drama on the run-in as the horse did well to avoid someone dressed as Santa who made a dash across the track in the closing stages. Top Of The Left looked in contention as they approached the run-in, but seemed to fade badly - unsurprising, as the gelding had been off the course for nearly two years. They used their speed on the run-in to outpace their rivals for Murphy's second win of the Festival. Favourable Terms and Chorist came pretty close on the run-in and a stewards' inquiry was called, but the placings remained unaltered.
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