running
noun
[ ˈrʌnɪŋ ]
• the action or movement of a runner.
• "his running tore United to shreds"
• the action of managing or operating something.
• "the day-to-day running of the office"
Similar:
administration,
management,
managing,
organization,
coordination,
orchestration,
handling,
direction,
conduct,
overseeing,
controlling,
control,
regulation,
supervision,
charge,
operation,
working,
functioning,
performance,
running
adjective
• (of water) flowing naturally or supplied to a building through pipes and taps.
• "hot and cold running water"
• done while running.
• "a running jump"
• continuous or recurring over a long period.
• "a running joke"
Similar:
continuous,
ongoing,
sustained,
unceasing,
incessant,
ceaseless,
uninterrupted,
constant,
perpetual,
unbroken,
recurrent,
recurring,
perennial,
run
verb
• move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.
• "the dog ran across the road"
Similar:
sprint,
race,
dart,
rush,
dash,
hasten,
hurry,
scurry,
scuttle,
scamper,
hare,
bolt,
bound,
fly,
gallop,
career,
charge,
pound,
shoot,
hurtle,
speed,
streak,
whizz,
zoom,
sweep,
go like lightning,
go hell for leather,
go like the wind,
flash,
double,
jog,
lope,
trot,
jogtrot,
dogtrot,
tear,
pelt,
scoot,
hotfoot it,
belt,
zip,
whip,
go like a bat out of hell,
step on it,
get a move on,
get cracking,
put on some speed,
stir one's stumps,
hop it,
bomb,
leg it,
boogie,
hightail it,
barrel,
get the lead out,
cut along,
post,
hie,
flee,
run away,
run off,
make a run for it,
run for it,
take flight,
make off,
take off,
take to one's heels,
make a break for it,
beat a (hasty) retreat,
make a quick exit,
make one's getaway,
escape,
head for the hills,
do a disappearing act,
beat it,
clear off,
clear out,
vamoose,
skedaddle,
split,
cut and run,
show a clean pair of heels,
turn tail,
scram,
do a runner,
scarper,
do a bunk,
light out,
bug out,
cut out,
peel out,
take a powder,
skiddoo,
go through,
shoot through,
bugger off,
• pass or cause to pass quickly in a particular direction.
• "the rumour ran through the pack of photographers"
Similar:
go,
pass,
move,
travel,
roll,
coast,
cast,
skim,
flick,
slide,
• (with reference to a liquid) flow or cause to flow.
• "a small river runs into the sea at one side of the castle"
Similar:
flow,
pour,
stream,
gush,
flood,
glide,
cascade,
spurt,
jet,
issue,
roll,
course,
slide,
spill,
trickle,
seep,
drip,
dribble,
leak,
sloosh,
• extend or cause to extend in a particular direction.
• "cobbled streets run down to a tiny harbour"
• (of a bus, train, ferry, or other form of transport) make a regular journey on a particular route.
• "buses run into town every half hour"
• be in charge of; manage.
• "Andrea runs her own catering business"
Similar:
be in charge of,
manage,
administer,
direct,
control,
be in control of,
be the boss of,
boss,
head,
lead,
govern,
supervise,
superintend,
oversee,
look after,
organize,
coordinate,
regulate,
operate,
conduct,
carry on,
own,
preside over,
officiate at,
• be in or cause to be in operation; function or cause to function.
• "the car runs on unleaded fuel"
• continue or be valid or operative for a particular period of time.
• "the course ran for two days"
Similar:
be valid,
last,
be in effect,
operate,
be in operation,
be operative,
be current,
continue,
be effective,
have force,
have effect,
• stand as a candidate in an election.
Similar:
stand for,
stand for election as,
stand as a candidate for,
be a contender for,
put oneself forward for,
put oneself up for,
• publish or be published in a newspaper or magazine.
• "the tabloid press ran the story"
• bring (goods) into a country illegally and secretly; smuggle.
• "they run drugs for the cocaine cartels"
Similar:
smuggle,
traffic in,
deal in,
• cost (someone) (a specified amount).
• "a new photocopier will run us about $1,300"
• (of a stocking or pair of tights) develop a ladder.
• provide.
• "the wait-and-see game continues until the government runs some ready cash"
Origin:
Old English rinnan, irnan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse rinna, renna . The current form with -u- in the present tense is first recorded in the 16th century.
come running
• be eager to do what someone wants.
• "he had only to crook his finger and she would come running"
