Canadian English Meaning of running

running

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Definitions and Meaning of running in English

Wordnet

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

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running (a)

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

of advancing the ball by running

executed or initiated by running

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running (s)

continually repeated over a period of time

measured lengthwise

(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

Webster

running (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Run

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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.

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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.

FAQs About the word running

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,alive,Functional,functioning,going,in force,on

broken,dead,inactive,inoperative,Non-functioning,arrested,dormant,idle,ineffective,ineffectual

runniness => Runniness, runner-up finish => Second place, runner-up => Runner-up, runner bean => Runner bean, runner => Runner,