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run: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"; the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"; a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"; a short trip; "take a run into town"; (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"; an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"; a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"; the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"; unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house"; the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation; "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"; become undone; "the sweater unraveled"; cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process"; change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"; be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!"; carry out; "run an errand"; cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day"; move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"; travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"; run with the ball; in such sports as football; keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"; sail before the wind; be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"; move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"; cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs"; move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"; deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor; set animals loose to graze; make without a miss; carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"; occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family"; extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours"; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"; cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"; be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk"; have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

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run along collapse

elope collapse: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

jump bail collapse

run away collapse: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

absquatulate collapse

hightail collapse: leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"

abscond collapse: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

elapse collapse: pass by; "three years elapsed"

run across collapse

alight upon collapse

run off collapse: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff; leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

come up against collapse

light upon collapse

turn tail collapse

come upon collapse

decamp collapse: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"; leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"

flow on collapse

test flight collapse

run amok collapse

roll on collapse

stumble upon collapse

hit upon collapse

shakedown collapse: extortion of money (as by blackmail); a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"; initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"; intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise"

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

road test collapse: a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy

average man collapse

amount to collapse

fall upon collapse: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

trial run collapse

bump into collapse

skedaddle collapse: a hasty flight; run away, as if in a panic

run wild collapse

come across collapse: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"; be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

blunder upon collapse

break even collapse: attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport; make neither profit nor loss

take chances collapse

meet head on collapse

workout collapse

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