| Definitions of 'running' |
Wordnet |
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1. (noun) run, running, running play, running game
(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"
2. (noun) run, running
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
"he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
3. (noun) running
the state of being in operation
"the engine is running smoothly"
4. (noun) running
the act of administering or being in charge of something
"he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"
5. (adj) track, running
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
6. (adj) running(a)
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
"as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"
7. (adj) running(a)
continually repeated over a period of time
"a running joke among us"
8. (adj) running(a)
of advancing the ball by running
"the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"
9. (adj) running(a)
executed or initiated by running
"running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start"
10. (adj) linear, running(a)
measured lengthwise
"cost of lumber per running foot"
11. (adj) running(a), operative, functional, working(a)
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
"in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
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| Definitions of 'running' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) running
moving or advancing by running
2. (adj) running
having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer
3. (adj) running
trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse
4. (adj) running
successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running
5. (adj) running
flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand
6. (adj) running
continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation
7. (adj) running
extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine
8. (adj) running
discharging pus; as, a running sore
9. (noun) running
the act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow
10. (noun) running
that which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still
11. (noun) running
the discharge from an ulcer or other sore
12. running
of Run
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| Definitions of 'running' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. running
An activity in which the body is propelled by moving the legs rapidly. Running is performed at a moderate to rapid pace and should be differentiated from JOGGING, which is performed at a much slower pace.
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