See Also: jog 2, noun(dictionary)
sip 2, noun(dictionary)
tow 2, noun(dictionary)
jab 2, noun(dictionary)
pal 1, noun(dictionary)
sit-down 2, noun(dictionary)
tot 1, noun(dictionary)
pan 1, noun(dictionary)
top 1, noun(dictionary)
bop 2, noun(dictionary)

run 2, noun (oh)



2 W2S2 n
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1 ?on foot?
2 in the long run
3 in the short run
4 the usual/normal/general run of something
5 ?series?
6 ?amount produced?
7 be on the run
8 do something on the run
9 make a run for it
10 the run of something
11 a run on something
12 give somebody a (good) run for their money
13 have a (good) run for your money
14 ?illness?
15 ?play/film?
16 ?journey?
17 ?for animals?
18 ?sport?
19 ?winter sports?
20 ?election?
21 ?in clothes?
22 ?music?
23 ?card games?
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?ON FOOT?
[C] a period of time spent running, or a distance that you run
-see also jog jog, sprint sprint
::a five-mile run
::She usually goes for a run before breakfast.
::He was still following me, and in a panic I broke into a run .
at a run
::Sarah left the house at a run.
in the long run
later in the future, not immediately
-see also long-term long-term
::Moving to Spain will be better for you in the long run.
in the short run
in the near future
-see also short-term short-term
::Sufficient supply, in the short run, will be a problem.
the usual/normal/general run of sth
the usual type of something
::The place was very different from the normal run of street cafes.
?SERIES?
[C usually singular] a series of successes or failures
-see also string string, streak streak
::an unbeaten run of 19 games
run of good/bad luck
::Losing my job was the start of a run of bad luck that year.
a run of defeats/victories etc
::His extraordinary run of successes has been stopped.
?AMOUNT PRODUCED?
[C] an amount of a product produced at one time
::a limited run of 200 copies
be on the run
a) to be trying to escape or hide, especially from the police
be on the run from
::wanted criminals on the run from police
b) if an army or opponent is on the run, they will soon be defeated
c) to be very busy and continuously rushing about
::Typical of stress is this feeling of being continuously on the run.
do sth on the run
to do something while you are on your way somewhere or doing something else
::I always seem to eat on the run these days.
make a run for it
to suddenly start running, in order to escape
the run of sth
if you have the run of a place, you are allowed to go anywhere and do anything in it
::We had the run of the house for the afternoon.
a run on sth
a) a situation in which lots of people suddenly buy a particular product
-see also rush rush
::There's always a run on roses before Valentine's Day.
b) a run on the dollar/pound etc
a situation in which lots of people sell dollars etc and the value goes down
c) a run on the bank
an occasion when a lot of people take their money out of a bank at the same time
give sb a (good) run for their money
to make your opponent in a competition use all their skill and effort to defeat you
::They've given some of the top teams a run for their money this season.
have a (good) run for your money
informal to succeed in doing something successfully for a long time
::Investors have also had a good run for their money.
?ILLNESS?
the runs
informal diarrhoea
?PLAY/FILM?
[C] a continuous series of performances of a play, film etc in the same place
::His first play had a three-month run in the West End.
?JOURNEY?
[singular] a) a journey by train, ship, truck etc made regularly between two places
::It's only a 55-minute run from London to Brighton.
::the daily school run (=the journey that parents make each day taking their children to and from school) BrE
b) informal a short journey in a car, for pleasure
::Let's take the car out for a run.
?FOR ANIMALS?
[C] an enclosed area where animals such as chickens or rabbits are kept
::a chicken run
?SPORT?
[C] a point won in cricket or baseball
::Jones made 32 runs this afternoon.
?WINTER SPORTS?
[C] a special area or track on a mountain for people to ski or sledge down
::a ski run
?ELECTION?
[C usually singular] American English an attempt to be elected to an important position
run for
::He is preparing a run for the presidency.
?IN CLOTHES?
[C] AmE a line of torn stitches in tights or stockings
British Equivalent: ladder
?MUSIC?
[C] a set of notes played or sung quickly up or down a scale in a piece of music
?CARD GAMES?
[C] a set of cards with numbers in a series, held by one player
-see also dry run , dummy run , fun run , milk run , print run , trial run