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run verb
Meaning : Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time.
Example :
Don't run--you'll be out of breath.
The children ran to the store.
Meaning : Flee. Take to one's heels. Cut and run.
Example :
If you see this man, run!.
The burglars escaped before the police showed up.
Synonyms : break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
Meaning : Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope. Run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
Example :
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.
Meaning : Direct or control. Projects, businesses, etc..
Example :
She is running a relief operation in the Sudan.
Synonyms : operate
Meaning : Have a particular form.
Example :
The story or argument runs as follows.
As the saying goes....
Synonyms : go
Meaning : Change or be different within limits.
Example :
Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion.
Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent.
The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals.
My students range from very bright to dull.
Synonyms : range
Meaning : Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position.
Example :
Who's running for treasurer this year?.
Synonyms : campaign
Meaning : Cause to emit recorded audio or video.
Example :
They ran the tapes over and over again.
I'll play you my favorite record.
He never tires of playing that video.
Synonyms : play
Meaning : Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way.
Example :
Who are these people running around in the building?.
She runs around telling everyone of her troubles.
Let the dogs run free.
Meaning : Change from one state to another.
Example :
Run amok.
Run rogue.
Run riot.
Meaning : Cause to perform.
Example :
Run a subject.
Run a process.
Meaning : Be affected by. Be subjected to.
Example :
Run a temperature.
Run a risk.
Meaning : Occur persistently.
Example :
Musical talent runs in the family.
Meaning : Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine.
Example :
Run the dishwasher.
Run a new program on the Mac.
The computer executed the instruction.
Synonyms : execute
Meaning : Include as the content. Broadcast or publicize.
Example :
We ran the ad three times.
This paper carries a restaurant review.
All major networks carried the press conference.
Synonyms : carry
Meaning : Carry out.
Example :
Run an errand.
Meaning : Cause something to pass or lead somewhere.
Example :
Run the wire behind the cabinet.
Synonyms : lead
Meaning : Make without a miss.
Meaning : Cause an animal to move fast.
Example :
Run the dogs.
Meaning : Sail before the wind.
Meaning : Cover by running. Run a certain distance.
Example :
She ran 10 miles that day.
Meaning : Extend or continue for a certain period of time.
Example :
The film runs 5 hours.
Synonyms : run for
Meaning : Set animals loose to graze.
Meaning : Keep company.
Example :
The heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring.
Synonyms : consort
Meaning : Run with the ball. In such sports as football.
Meaning : Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means.
Example :
Run to the store!.
She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there.
Meaning : Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).
Example :
Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland.
The dogs are running deer.
The Duke hunted in these woods.
Synonyms : hunt, hunt down, track down
Meaning : Compete in a race.
Example :
He is running the Marathon this year.
Let's race and see who gets there first.
Synonyms : race
Meaning : Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging.
Example :
Her nylons were running.
Synonyms : ladder
run noun
Meaning : A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely.
Example :
The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th.
Their first tally came in the 3rd inning.
Synonyms : tally
Meaning : An unbroken series of events.
Example :
Had a streak of bad luck.
Nicklaus had a run of birdies.
Synonyms : streak
Meaning : (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team.
Example :
The defensive line braced to stop the run.
The coach put great emphasis on running.
Synonyms : running, running game, running play
Meaning : A regular trip.
Example :
The ship made its run in record time.
Meaning : The act of running. Traveling on foot at a fast pace.
Example :
He broke into a run.
His daily run keeps him fit.
Synonyms : running
Meaning : The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation.
Example :
The assembly line was on a 12-hour run.
Meaning : Unrestricted freedom to use.
Example :
He has the run of the house.
Meaning : The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.).
Example :
A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint.
Meaning : A race between candidates for elective office.
Example :
I managed his campaign for governor.
He is raising money for a Senate run.
Synonyms : campaign, political campaign
Meaning : The pouring forth of a fluid.
Synonyms : discharge, outpouring
Meaning : An unbroken chronological sequence.
Example :
The play had a long run on Broadway.
The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.
Meaning : A short trip.
Example :
Take a run into town.
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Run ka meaning, vilom shabd, paryayvachi aur samanarthi shabd in Hindi. Run ka matlab kya hota hai?