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| Shopping | The largest selection of RUNNING products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. |
| TV Shop | As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| Sounds | rah'nihng |
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| Rhymes | abducting, abiding, abounding, and 2057 more rhymes in ihng... |
| Meaning | Moving quickly on foot. |
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| Examples | "heard running footsteps behind him" |
| Similar to | moving |
| Meaning | (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream. |
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| Examples | "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water" |
| Contrary | standing |
| Similar | gushing, pouring; jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting |
| Meaning | Continually repeated over a period of time. |
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| Examples | "a running joke among us" |
| Similar to | continual |
| Meaning | Of advancing the ball by running. |
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| Examples | "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays" |
| Contrary | passing, pass |
| Category | football, football game |
| Meaning | Executed or initiated by running. |
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| Examples | "running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start" |
| Contrary | standing |
| Similar | flying |
| Meaning | Measured lengthwise. |
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| Examples | "cost of lumber per running foot" |
| Synonyms | linear |
| Similar to | lengthwise, lengthways |
| Meaning | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing. |
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| Examples | "in running (or working) order" |
| Synonyms | operative, functional, working |
| Similar to | functioning |
| Meaning | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team. |
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| Examples | "the coach put great emphasis on running" |
| Synonyms | run, running play, running game |
| Category | American football, American football game |
| Broader | football play |
| Narrower | draw, draw play; end run, sweep; return; reverse; rush, rushing |
| Verbs | run |
| Meaning | The act of running. Traveling on foot at a fast pace. |
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| Synonyms | run |
| Broader | locomotion, travel |
| Narrower | dash, sprint |
| Verbs | run |
| Meaning | The state of being in operation. |
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| Examples | "the engine is running smoothly" |
| Broader | operation |
| Verbs | run |
| Meaning | The act of administering or being in charge of something. |
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| Examples | "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time" |
| Broader | administration, disposal |
| Narrower | administrivia |
| Verbs | run |
| Meaning | The act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track. |
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| Synonyms | track |
| Part of | track meet |
| Broader | track and field |
| Verbs | run |
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