RUN — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
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A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely.
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- 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.
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- He broke into a run.
- His daily run keeps him fit.
A regular trip.
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- The ship made its run in record time.
A short trip.
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- Take a run into town.
(American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball.
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- The defensive line braced to stop the run.
- The coach put great emphasis on running.
The act of testing something.
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- In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately.
- He called each flip of the coin a new trial.
An unbroken chronological sequence.
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- The play had a long run on Broadway.
- The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.
The pouring forth of a fluid.
A row of unravelled stitches.
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- She got a run in her stocking.
A race run on foot.
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- She broke the record for the half-mile run.
A race between candidates for elective office.
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- I managed his campaign for governor.
- He is raising money for a Senate run.
An unbroken series of events.
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- Had a streak of bad luck.
- Nicklaus had a run of birdies.
A small stream.
The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.).
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- A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint.
Unrestricted freedom to use.
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- 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.
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- The assembly line was on a 12-hour run.
Become undone.
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- The sweater unraveled.
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging.
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- Her nylons were running.
Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.
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- Melt butter.
- Melt down gold.
- The wax melted in the sun.
Cause to perform.
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- Run a subject.
- Run a process.
Progress by being changed.
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- The speech has to go through several more drafts.
- Run through your presentation before the meeting.
Change from one state to another.
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- Run amok.
- Run rogue.
- Run riot.
Compete in a race.
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- He is running the Marathon this year.
- Let's race and see who gets there first.
Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position.
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- Who's running for treasurer this year?
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).
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- Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland.
- The dogs are running deer.
- The Duke hunted in these woods.
Guide or pass over something.
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- He ran his eyes over her body.
- She ran her fingers along the carved figurine.
- He drew her hair through his fingers.
Perform as expected when applied.
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- The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in.
- Does this old car still run well?
- This old radio doesn't work anymore.
Be operating, running or functioning.
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- The car is still running--turn it off!
Carry out.
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- Run an errand.
Cause to emit recorded sounds.
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- They ran the tapes over and over again.
- Can you play my favorite record?
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize.
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- We ran the ad three times.
- This paper carries a restaurant review.
- All major networks carried the press conference.
Travel a route regularly.
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- Ships ply the waters near the coast.
Cover by running; run a certain distance.
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- She ran 10 miles that day.
Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time.
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- Don't run--you'll be out of breath.
- The children ran to the store.
Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means.
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- 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.
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- The heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring.
Sail before the wind.
Be diffused.
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- These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run.
Move along, of liquids.
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- Water flowed into the cave.
- The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi.
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
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- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up.
Cause an animal to move fast.
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- Run the dogs.
Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way.
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- 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.
Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
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- She is running a relief operation in the Sudan.
Make without a miss.
Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine.
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- Run the dishwasher.
- Run a new program on the Mac.
- The computer executed the instruction.
Occur persistently.
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- Musical talent runs in the family.
Continue to exist.
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- These stories die hard.
- The legend of Elvis endures.
Extend or continue for a certain period of time.
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- 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.
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- 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 ex.
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere.
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- Run the wire behind the cabinet.
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.
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- She tends to be nervous before her lectures.
- These dresses run small.
- He inclined to corpulence.
Be affected by; be subjected to.
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- Run a temperature.
- Run a risk.
Have a particular form.
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- The story or argument runs as follows.
- As the saying goes.
Change or be different within limits.
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- 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.
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