run in WordNet English dictionary

1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
   "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
   tend  be given  lean  incline  run 
   
2. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
   run  black market 
   
3. be diffused
   "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
   run  bleed 
   
4. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
   scat  run  scarper  turn tail  lam  run away  hightail it  bunk  head for the hills  take to the woods  escape  fly the coop  break away 
   
5. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
   "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
   campaign  run 
   
6. include as the content; broadcast or publicize
   "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
   carry  run 
   
7. keep company
   "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
   run  consort 
   
8. move along, of liquids
   "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
   run  flow  feed  course 
   
9. continue to exist
   "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
   prevail  persist  die hard  run  endure 
   
10. pass over, across, or through
    "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
    guide  run  draw  pass 
    
11. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
    "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
    run  execute 
    
12. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
    run  go  pass  lead  extend 
    
13. perform as expected when applied
    "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
    function  work  operate  go  run 
    
14. progress by being changed
    "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
    move  go  run 
    
15. have a particular form
    "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
    run  go 
    
16. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
    hunt  run  hunt down  track down 
    
17. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
    "Her nylons were running"
    ladder  run 
    
18. cause something to pass or lead somewhere
    "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
    run  lead 
    
19. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
    "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
    melt  run  melt down 
    
20. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
    "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
    operate  run 
    
21. cause to emit recorded audio or video
    "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"
    play  run 
    
22. travel a route regularly
    "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
    ply  run 
    
23. compete in a race
    "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
    race  run 
    
24. change or be different within limits
    "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"
    range  run 
    
25. change from one state to another
    "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"
    run 
    
26. become undone
    "the sweater unraveled"
    run  unravel 
    
27. cause to perform
    "run a subject"; "run a process"
    run 
    
28. be operating, running or functioning
    "The car is still running--turn it off!"
    run 
    
29. carry out
    "run an errand"
    run 
    
30. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
    "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
    run 
    
31. sail before the wind
    run 
    
32. cover by running; run a certain distance
    "She ran 10 miles that day"
    run 
    
33. run with the ball; in such sports as football
    run 
    
34. cause an animal to move fast
    "run the dogs"
    run 
    
35. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
    "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"
    run 
    
36. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
    "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
    run 
    
37. make without a miss
    run 
    
38. set animals loose to graze
    run 
    
39. be affected by; be subjected to
    "run a temperature"; "run a risk"
    run 
    
40. extend or continue for a certain period of time
    "The film runs 5 hours"
    run  run for 
    
41. occur persistently
    "Musical talent runs in the family"
    run 
    

1. a race between candidates for elective office
   "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
   political campaign  campaign  run 
   
2. the pouring forth of a fluid
   discharge  outpouring  run 
   
3. a race run on foot
   "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
   footrace  foot race  run 
   
4. a row of unravelled stitches
   "she got a run in her stocking"
   run  ladder  ravel 
   
5. a small stream
   rivulet  rill  run  runnel  streamlet 
   
6. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
   "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
   run  running 
   
7. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
   "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"
   run  tally 
   
8. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
   "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
   run  running  running play  running game 
   
9. a regular trip
   "the ship made its run in record time"
   run 
   
10. a short trip
    "take a run into town"
    run 
    
11. the act of testing something
    "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
    test  trial  run 
    
12. an unbroken chronological sequence
    "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"
    run 
    
13. an unbroken series of events
    "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
    streak  run 
    
14. the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
    "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
    run 
    
15. unrestricted freedom to use
    "he has the run of the house"
    run 
    
16. the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
    "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
    run