running (Meaning)
running (n)
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
the state of being in operation
the act of administering or being in charge of something
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
running (a)
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
of advancing the ball by running
executed or initiated by running
running (s)
continually repeated over a period of time
measured lengthwise
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
running (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Run
running (a.)
Moving or advancing by running.
Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
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.
Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
running (n.)
The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
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.
The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
Synonyms & Antonyms of running
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Antonyms:
- nonoperating
- arrested
- idle
- nonoperative
- deactivated
- arrested
- ineffective
- nonoperative
- nonfunctional
- kaputt
- unusable
- dormant
- nonfunctional
- nonactivated
- deactivated
- useless
- unusable
- idle
- kaput
- dormant
- decommissioned
- nonoperational
- kaputt
- ineffectual
- ineffectual
- nonoperating
- nonactivated
- nonoperational
- decommissioned
- useless
- ineffective
- kaput
running Sentence Examples
- The athlete was running with all his might towards the finish line.
- The child was running and playing in the park with his friends.
- The train was running late due to unforeseen circumstances.
- The river was running swiftly through the valley.
- The tears were running down her cheeks as she cried.
- The computer program was running smoothly without any errors.
- The rumors were running rampant throughout the town.
- The assembly line was running at full capacity to meet the production quota.
- The politician was running for office with the support of his constituents.
- The clock was running down the final seconds before the end of the game.
FAQs About the word running
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team, the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace,
operating, operational, operative, active, going, live, alive, working, on, in commission
dead, nonfunctioning,broken, nonfunctioning, inoperative, inactive, inactive, inoperative, dead, broken
The athlete was running with all his might towards the finish line.
The child was running and playing in the park with his friends.
The train was running late due to unforeseen circumstances.
The river was running swiftly through the valley.
