See Also: Running(medicine)
gun-running(dictionary)
running(2)(dictionary)
running(1)(dictionary)
running 3, adverb(dictionary)
Running ahead(finance)
Front running(finance)
Running ahead(money)
Running Costs(money)
Front running(money)

running(2) (iou)



running noun. OE.
[from RUN verb + -ING1.]
I.
The action of RUN verb; an instance of this; spec. racing. Also foll. by adverb. OE.
b. Capacity for running. M19.
The discharge of mucus, blood, or other matter from the body; a sore which discharges matter. OE.
b. A leakage of air from a musical instrument, esp. an organ. L18.
A channel, a watercourse; a stream. rare. ME.
A course, a direction. rare. M16.
A stage in the production of beer, wine, or spirits; the liquor obtained at a specified stage. E17.
b. The result of a smelting process. M17.
c. An act of tapping a tree for sap; the amount of sap produced from this. M18.
A line of running stitches. M19.
II.
Rennet. Now dial. OE.
Phrases: in the running (of a competitor) having a good chance of winning. make the running take the lead; set the pace. out of the running (of a competitor) having a poor chance of winning. running of the reins a venereal discharge, as in gonorrhoea. take up the running = make the running above.
Comb.: running-board a footboard extending along either side of a vehicle; running brand US a cattle brand made with a running iron; running iron US a straight branding iron used for altering cattle brands; running light (a) Nautical = NAVIGATION light; (b) a small light on a motor vehicle that remains illuminated while the vehicle is running; running off = RUN-OFF 3; running shoe a (freq. spiked) shoe for running (usu. in pl.); give a person his or her running shoes, dismiss a person.