Verb
To move swiftly.; To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
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Run, and you might still catch the train!To move swiftly.; To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
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I have been running all over the building looking for him.To move swiftly.; To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
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I can run a mile, but I can't run the cross-country course.To move swiftly.; To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
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I was hoping to make the team, but I didn't run the qualifying time.To move swiftly.; To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
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The shuttle runs back and forth on these rollers.To move swiftly.; To cause to move quickly or lightly.
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Every day I run my dog across the field and back.To move swiftly.; To compete in a race.
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The horse will run in the Preakness next year.To move swiftly.; To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
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Could you run me over to the store?To move swiftly.; Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
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The bus (train, plane, ferry boat, etc) runs between Newport and Riverside.To move swiftly.; To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
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This year, NJ Transit allowed nonmotorists […] to reach the event by running special trains every 2 hours 4 round trips). The location was the old Lackawanna Railroad freight house, about a 10-minute walk from the Boonton Station, which normally has service only during peak-commuting hours on weekdays.To move swiftly.; To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
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To put it frankly, if you people had to hire others to run the river and survey it for you, if, in short, you can't even run it yourself, why do think you can decide who is and who is not competent? River running, as has been[…]To move swiftly.; Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
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