S? ch?y

at a run

dang ch?y

on the run all day

ch?y ngu?c, ch?y xuôi su?t ngày, b?n r?n su?t ngày

to be on the run

ch?y di, ch?y tr?n, chu?n

to break into a run

b?t d?u ch?y

to keep the enemy on the run

truy kích (du?i theo) quân d?ch

to go for a short run before breakfast

ch?y m?t quãng ng?n tru?c khi an sáng

Cu?c hành trình ng?n, cu?c di tham quan ng?n; cu?c di d?o, cu?c di choi

a run up to town

cu?c di tham t?nh ng?n ngày

Chuy?n di; quãng du?ng di (xe l?a, tàu thu?...)

it is only a 30 minute's run to our place

d?n ch? chúng tôi ? ch? m?t 30 phút

S? ho?t d?ng, s? v?n hành, s? ch?y (máy móc...); th?i gian v?n hành

S? gi?m nhanh, s? t?t nhanh, s? h? nhanh, s? s?p d? nhanh

the temperature came down with a run

nhi?t d? gi?m nhanh

run of ground

s? l? d?t, s? s?p d?t

Th?i gian liên t?c, h?i, con, lo?t

a long run of power

s? n?m quy?n trong m?t th?i gian dài

a run of luck

h?i dó

the play has a run of 50 nights

v? k?ch du?c di?n di di?n l?i trong m?t th?i gian liên t?c nam muoi dêm li?n

T?ng l?p d?i da s?, lo?i bình thu?ng; h?ng bình thu?ng

the commom run of men; the run of mankind

nh?ng ngu?i bình thu?ng

the run of the mill

nh?ng s?n ph?m bình thu?ng c?a nhà máy

Lo?i, h?ng, th? (hàng hoá)

Dàn (cá...), b?y (súc v?t...)

Sân nuôi (gà, c?t...), cánh d?ng c? (nuôi c?u...), bãi rào kín (d? chan nuôi)

D?u v?t quãng du?ng thu?ng lui t?i (c?a m?t thú r?ng...)

Máng d?n nu?c

(t? M?,nghia M?) ngòi, l?ch, nu?c, dòng su?i

Hu?ng; chi?u hu?ng, xu th?

the run of the mountains is N.E.

dãy núi ch?y theo hu?ng dông b?c

the run of public opinion

chi?u hu?ng c?a du lu?n

Nh?p di?u (c?a m?t câu tho...)

D?i liên t?c, du?ng dây liên t?c, dòng m?ch ch?y dài

a run of gold

m?ch m? vàng ch?y dài

run of tide

dòng thu? tri?u

S? d? xô t?i; nhu c?u l?n, s? dòi h?i nhi?u (m?t th? hàng gì...)

a run on the bank

s? d? xô t?i dòi rút ti?n ? nhà ngân hàng ra

the book has a considerable run

quy?n sách bán du?c r?t ch?y (du?c nhi?u ngu?i h?i mua)

S? cho phép t? do s? d?ng

to have the run of somebody's books

du?c phép t? do s? d?ng sách c?a ai

(hàng không) s? bay theo du?ng th?ng v?i m?t t?c d? c? d?nh (tru?c khi ho?c lúc ném bom)

(ngành m?) m?t nghiêng, m?t d?c

(hàng h?i) ph?n duôi tàu (dáy tàu v? phía bánh lái)

(âm nh?c) Rulat

in the long run

rút c?c là; k?t qu? là; sau cùng

to keep the run of something

(t? M?,nghia M?) n?m du?c di?n bi?n c?a vi?c gì, n?m du?c vi?c gì

to lose the run of something

không n?m du?c di?n bi?n c?a vi?c gì, không n?m du?c vi?c gì

to make a run of it

ch?y tr?n, tr?n thoát

out of the common run

khác thu?ng, không bình thu?ng

to put the run the somebody

bu?c ai ph?i ch?y tr?n

to take (have) the run for one's money

du?c hu?ng nh?ng s? vui thích x?ng v?i d?ng ti?n b? ra; du?c vui thích bõ công khó nh?c

with a run

y the run

R?t nhanh, nhanh vùn v?t

Ngay l?p t?c, không ch?m tr?

Ch?y

to run dowen a slope

ch?y xu?ng con du?ng d?c

a cold shiver ran down gis spine

con rùng mình ?n l?nh ch?y su?t d?c theo xuong s?ng anh ta

Ch?y v?i, v?i vã

to run to meet somebody

v?i vã d?n g?p ai

to run to help somebody

ch?y v?i d?n giúp ai

Ch?y tr?n, t?u thoát

to run for one's life

ch?y tr?n bán s?ng bán ch?t

to run for it

(thông t?c) ch?y tr?n

to cut and run

(t? lóng) chu?n, t?u

Ch?y dua

to run in a race

ch?y dua

to run second

ch?y v? th? nhì

Ch?y, v?n hành, ho?t d?ng (máy móc, nhà máy...)

to leave the engine of the motorcar running

d? cho d?ng co ô tô ch?y

Trôi di, lu?t di, tru?t di, ch?y lu?t, lan mau...

the pen runs on the paper

ngòi bút ch?y lu?t trên trang gi?y

time runs fast

th?i gian trôi nhanh

how his tongue runs!

m?m nó c? nói lem l?m su?t di!

his life runs smoothly

cu?c d?i anh ta c? êm d?m trôi di

the rope runs freely in the pulley

cái dây th?ng tru?t di m?t cách d? dàng trên ròng r?c

Xoay quanh (m?t cái tr?c...; m?t v?n d?...)

that is the point on which the whole argument runs

dó là di?m mà t?t c? cu?c tranh lu?n xoay quanh

B? kh?p, m?c lan ra (cây)

Ch?y dài, ch?y quanh

the road runs across a plain

con du?ng ch?y qua cánh d?ng

the moutain range runs North and South

dãy núi ch?y dài t? phía b?c d?n phía nam

the fence runs round the house

hàng rao bao quanh ngôi nhà

Du?c vi?t, du?c th?o, du?c k?, có n?i dung (thu, van ki?n, câu chuy?n...)

the letter runs as follows

b?c thu du?c vi?t nhu sau

the story runs in these words

câu chuy?n du?c k? nhu th? này

Ti?p t?c t?n t?i, ti?p di?n trong m?t quãng th?i gian liên t?c, kéo dài

the play has been running for six months

v? k?ch du?c di?n di di?n l?i sáu tháng li?n

Có giá tr?, có hi?u l?c

the contract runs for seven years

b?n giao kèo có giá tr? trong b?y nam

Ám ?nh, vuong v?n

the tune is still running in my head

di?u nh?c dó c? vuong v?n mãi trong óc tôi

Luu luy?n, truy?n mãi, còn mãi mãi

it runs in the family

cái dó truy?n mãi trong gia dình

Lan nhanh, truy?n di

the news ran like wild fire

tin t?c lan di r?t nhanh

Hu?ng v?, nghi v?

the eyes run over something

dua m?t nhìn (hu?ng v?) cái gì

to run back over the past

nghi v? quá kh?

Ch?y trên tuy?n du?ng (xe khách, tàu ch? khách...)

the boat runs between Hanoi and Namdinh

con tàu ch?y trên tuy?n du?ng Hà n?i Nam d?nh

Nhoè (m?c); thôi (màu), phai, b?c (màu)

Ch?y

blood runs in veins

máu ch?y trong m?ch máu

the tide runs strong

thu? tri?u ch?y m?nh

pus is running

m? ch?y

nose runs

mui ch?y nu?c

eyes run

ch?y nu?c m?t

D?m dìa, lênh láng, d?m d?

to be running with sweat

d?m dìa m? hôi

to be running with blood

máu d? lênh láng

R? rò (chùng, ch?u...)

Lên t?i, d?t t?i

rice runs five tons a hectare this year

nam nay lúa d?t nam t?n m?t hecta

Tr? nên, tr? thành, có xu th?, có chi?u hu?ng

potatoes run big this year

khoai tây nam nay to c?

to run mad

hoá diên

to run to extremes

di d?n ch? quá khích, di d?n ch? c?c doan

(t? M?,nghia M?) tu?t

silk stockings sometimes run

bít t?t to dôi khi b? tu?t s?i

Ngu?c nu?c d? d? (cá)

?ng c?

to run for parliament

?ng c? vào ngh? vi?n

to run for president

?ng c? t?ng th?ng

Ch?y (m?t quãng du?ng...)

Ch?y dua, ch?y thi, cho (ng?a) ch?y dua

to run a horse

cho ng?a ch?y dua

to run a race

ch?y dua

Cho ch?y

to run a ship to...

cho tàu ch?y t?i...

to run a machine

cho máy ch?y

to run a car into a garage

dánh ô tô vào nhà d? xe

Vu?t qua; ch?c th?ng, phá v?

to run rapids

vu?t tác gh?nh

to run to a blockade

tránh thoát vòng vây

C?u, phó m?c (may r?i...)

to chance

c?u may

Theo, di theo

to let things run their cours

c? d? cho m?i vi?c ti?n hành theo l? thu?ng c?a nó

to run a scent

theo v?t (thú san)

Du?i theo, ru?t theo (thú san...)

to run to earth

du?i (ch?n...) vào t?n hang

Cho ch?y; d? (kim lo?i...) vào khuôn

to run the water off

cho nu?c ch?y di

to run metal into mould

d? kim lo?i vào khuôn

Ch? huy, di?u khi?n, qu?n lý, trông nom

to run a hotel

qu?n lý m?t khách s?n

to run a factory

di?u khi?n m?t nhà máy

to run the show

di?u khi?n m?i vi?c

Xô vào, lao vào, d?ng vào

to run one's head against the wall

lao d?u vào tu?ng

Dâm vào, ch?c vào

to run one's sword through somebody; to run somebody through with one's sword

dâm lu?i ki?m xuyên qua ngu?i ai

Lu?n

to run a rope through a ring

lu?n s?i dây th?ng qua cái vòng

Dua lu?t di

to run one's hand over something

dua tay lu?t trên v?t gì

to run one's fingers through one's hair

dua ngón tay lên vu?t tóc

D? tràn tr?, d? ch?a chan, d? lai láng, ch?y d?m dìa, ch?y ròng ròng

to run wine

d? ru?u tràn tr?

to run blood

d? máu lênh láng

Cho ra d?ng c? (v?t nuôi)

Buôn l?u

to run arms

buôn l?u khí gi?i

Khâu lu?c (cái áo...)

G?ch, v? (m?t du?ng...); d?t (du?ng dây di?n tho?i...)

D? cho ch?t d?ng (n? n?m...)

Dem (so sánh...)

to paralled; to run a simile

dem so sánh, dem d?i chi?u

D? c?, gi?i thi?u; ?ng h? (m?t ngu?i ra ?ng c?)

to run a candidate

gi?i thi?u ngu?i ?ng c?; ?ng h? m?t ngu?i ?ng c?

to run about

ch?y quanh, ch?y lang xang, ch?y ngu?c, ch?y xuôi

Ch?y lang thang (tr? con)

to run across

ch?y ngang qua

Ng?u nhiên g?p, tình c? g?p (ai)

to run after

du?i theo; ch?y theo sau (ai)

Theo du?i (cái gì...)

to run agianst

xô vào, va vào, d?ng vào

Ng?u nhiên g?p (ai)

to run at

nh?y vào, lao vào, xông vào dánh (ai)

to run away

b? ch?y, tháo ch?y, ch?y tr?n, t?u thoát

L?ng lên (ng?a)

B? xa, vu?t xa (ngu?i khác trong m?t cu?c dua)

to run away with

tr?n di v?i (ai), cu?m di (ngu?i nào, cái gì...)

Th?a nh?n n?t cách v?i vã (m?t ý ki?n gì...)

Tiêu phá, xài phí (ti?n b?c...)

to run back

ch?y tr? l?i, ch?y v?, ch?y lùi l?i

( + to) nhìn l?i (di vãng); truy c?u (can nguyên...)

to run by

ch?y ngang qua tru?c (c?a s?...)

Trôi qua (th?i gian...)

to run down

ch?y xu?ng (du?ng d?c...)

Ch?y xu?ng, ch?y ròng ròng (m? hôi...)

Ch?t vì không lên giây (d?ng h?...)

Ki?t s?c (vì làm vi?c nhi?u, vì thi?u an)

Dè ngã (ai); dánh d?m, làm chìm (m?t chi?c tàu...) d?ng ph?i, va ph?i

Du?i d?n cùng du?ng (thú san)

Du?i k?p, b?t du?c (ngu?i ch?y tr?n...)

Tìm ra ch? ?n náp, phát hi?n ra tung tích (c?a ai...)

Bôi nh?, nói x?u, gièm pha

to run in

ch?y vào

Xô vào dánh giáp lá cà; xô vào dánh g?n ngu?i (quy?n anh)

(th? d?c,th? thao) mang bóng vào du?ng v?ch khung thành bên d?i phuong và d?t xu?ng (bóng b?u d?c)

( + to) ghé tham

to run in to somebody

ghé tham ai

(thông t?c) b?t giam (ai)

(thông t?c) làm cho (ngu?i ?ng c?) ch?c ch?n trúng c?

Cho ch?y th? (máy m?i cho thu?n)

M?c (n?)

to run in debt

m?c n?

to run into

ch?y vào trong

M?c vào, roi vào

to run into debt

m?c n?

to run into absurdity

roi vào ch? vô lý

Va ph?i, d?ng ph?i

Hoà h?p v?i nhau; d?i thành, bi?n thành

Ng?u nhiên g?p

D?t t?i

the book run into five aditions

cu?n sách du?c xu?t b?n t?i nam l?n

to run off

ch?y tr?n, t?u thoát

Ch?y di (nu?c...)

B?ng nhiên nói l?c d?, b?ng nhiên nói ch?ch sang v?n d? khác (trong khi nói chuy?n...)

Cho (nu?c...) ch?y di; tháo (nu?c...) di

D?c m?t m?ch, d?c làu làu (bài h?c thu?c lòng...)

Tr?t (du?ng ray...)

to run off the rails

tr?t du?ng ray (xe l?a)

(k? thu?t) d? (kim lo?i l?ng...) vào khuôn

(th? d?c,th? thao) vào chung k?t d? quy?t d?nh k?t qu? (sau khi thi lo?i, sau m?t tr?n hoà)

the race will be run of on next Sunday

k? chung k?t c?a cu?c ch?y dua s? du?c t? ch?c vào ch? nh?t sau

to run on

ti?p t?c ch?y c? ch?y ti?p

Ti?p t?c không ng?ng

Trôi di (th?i gian)

Nói lem lém, nói luôn m?m

D?t dây vào v? nhau (ch? vi?t)

(ngành in) s?p ch? d?u dòng hàng nhu thu?ng (không th?t vào)

Xoay quanh, tr? di tr? l?i (m?t v?n d?...)

to run out

ch?y ra

Ch?y ra, tuôn ra, trào ra

H?t (th?i gian...), ki?t c?n (d? d? tr?...)

our lease has run out

h?n thuê c?a chúng ta dã h?t

my patience is running out

tôi không th? kiên nh?n du?c n?a

to run out of provisions

c?n h?t d? d? tr?

Ló ra, nhô ra (c?u tàu, mui d?t...)

Du?c th? ra, du?c kéo xu?ng th?ng ra (dây th?ng, chão...)

Hoàn thành cu?c thi d?u, hoàn thành ch?y dua (du?c x?p th? m?y, du?c bao nhiêu di?m...)

to run oneself out

ch?y d?n ki?t s?c

(th? d?c,th? thao) ph?t vi?t v? (m?t d?u th? crickê trong khi dang ch?y)

Dua (pháo) vào tr?n d?a (d? chu?n b? b?n)

to run over

tràn ra, trào ra (ch?u nu?c...)

Ch?y dè lên; ch?t ph?i (ai...) ( ôtô)

to be run over

b? ( ôtô) ch?t

Lu?t (ngón tay trên phím dàn...)

Dua (m?t) nhìn lu?t qua (cái gì...)

to run the eyes over something

dua m?t nhìn lu?t qua cái gì

Xem qua, nhìn qua

to run throught

ch?y qua

Dâm xuyên qua (b?ng lu?i lê...)

G?ch di, xoá di (ch?...)

Xem lu?t qua, d?c lu?t qua (t? báo...)

Phung phí, xài phí, tiêu xài h?t nhanh (c?a c?i...)

Th?m vào, th?m qua

to run up

ch?y lên

Lên nhanh, tang nhanh (giá c?...); làm cho (giá c?) lên nhanh; ch?t d?ng (n? n?n...)

C?ng (hàng con s?)

Xây cao lên m?t cách gi? d?i v?i vã (b?c tu?ng, toà nhà...)

(th? d?c,th? thao) du?c x?p th? nhì (khi vào chung k?t m?t tr?n d?u)

to run upon

nghi xoay quanh, nghi miên man (v?n d? gì...)

B?t ch?t g?p; ng?u nhiên g?p

to run errands

ch?y vi?c v?t

to run like a lamplighter (like a deer, like a rabbit)

ch?y cu?ng cu?ng, ch?y bán s?ng bán ch?t

to try to run before one can walk

chua d? lông d? cánh dã dòi bay b?ng

to run counter to something

di ngu?c l?i cái gì, làm ngu?c l?i v?i cái gì

to run foul of

Xem foul

to run in one's head (mind)

xoay l?n trong d?u óc; ám ?nh, vuong v?n trong óc

to run high

lên cao (giá c?, thu? tri?u); d?ng m?nh (bi?n); n?i lên dùng dùng (con gi?n)

to run in the blood

di truy?n

to run it close (fine)

còn v?a d?, còn v?a dúng (ti?n...)

to run somebody close (hard)

bám sát ai, du?i sát ai

Là d?i th? dáng g?m c?a ai

to run low

f

H?t, c?n

to run riot

Xem riot

to run straight

ngay th?ng, th?ng th?n, chính tr?c

to run the streets

s?ng c?u bo c?u b?c, s?ng lang thang d?u du?ng xó ch?

to run wild

m?c b?a bãi, m?c lung tung (cây, c?...)

S?ng lêu l?ng; l?n lên không d?y d? trông nom

khoảng chạy (máy)

trình độ

tuyến đường

chạy (tàu)

chạy trên đường

hành trình trên đường

chạy/ hoạt động/vận hành

Giải thích EN: Any of numerous actions or features that are thought of as analogous to the physical action of running, as by being swift or uninterrupted, by following a certain path, and so on; specific uses include: the amount of feed used in an industrial process during a specified time.

Giải thích VN: Một loạt các hoạt động được cho là tương tự như hoạt động vật lý theo một đường cố định; sử dụng trong các trường hợp cấp trong các quy trình công nghiệp trong một thời gian xác định.

chảy thành vệt

thực hiện (chương trình)

nhịp cầu nằm ngang (của một đợt cầu thang hoặc của mái nghiêng)

loang lổ (màu sắc)

vẽ cầu thang

mạch chạy

chạy (máy)

Giải thích VN: Thực hiện một chương trình trong máy tính điện tử.

bước chạy

chu trình

khai thác

độ dốc

đoạn ống

dòng

đường chạy

lô

mẻ

sự chạy

sự chạy chương trình

sự chạy suốt

sử dụng

sự làm việc

sự tác động

sự thao tác

sự thi hành

sự thực hiện

sự thực thi

sự vận hành

tiến trình

trình tự

vận hành

bãi nuôi súc vật

bãi rào kín (để chăn nuôi)

bảng thời giá

bầy (cá)

buôn lậu

chạy, chuyển động quay

chiều hướng

chở lậu (rượu, vũ khí...)

có giá trị

có hiệu lực (từ, trong vòng...)

cối nghiền thớt

đẳng cấp (hàng hóa)

đăng lên báo (một quảng cáo...)

điều hành

điều khiển

đổ xô

đồng cỏ

giành mua

hạng

hướng

nhu cầu lớn

phần cuối đuôi tàu

quản lý (một cửa hàng, một việc kinh doanh, một tờ báo...)

quãng đường đi

rút tiền hàng loạt

sự đổ xô tới

sự đòi hỏi nhiều

thời giá

thời hạn

trông coi

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xu thế (của thị trường...)

Sprint, race, scamper, scurry, scud, dart, bolt, dash,flit, tear (along), scoot, scuttle, zip, whiz or whizz, gallop,jog, trot, lope; rush, hurry (up), hasten, scramble, hustle,step lively, hop (to) it, step on it, put on some speed, Archaichie, Colloq get a move on, hoof it, leg it, hotfoot (it), stirones stumps, Brit hare, US step on the gas, hump (it), Slangget cracking, US get the lead out (of ones pants or taboo ass),Chiefly US get a wiggle on: If you run, you might catch herbefore she gets on the train.

Run away or off, flee, escape,take flight, take to ones heels, bolt, decamp, make off, clearout, show a clean pair of heels, abscond, cut and run, (beat a(hasty)) retreat, retire, make a getaway, (make a) run for it,Colloq beat it, scram, skedaddle, take off, skip (out), takeFrench leave, fly the coop, Slang head for the hills, Britscarper, do a bunk, US and Canadian take a (run-out) powder, lamout of (somewhere), take it or go on the lam, US vamoose: Theminute the enemy appeared, the entire troop ran. Cavendish ran,hoping the police wouldnt catch him. 3 go, cover, pass over,sprint, race: He ran the mile in just under four minutes.

Wander, rove, roam, meander, drift: Some farmers allow theiranimals to run free, rather than penning them up. 5 Often, runfor. compete (for), be a candidate (for), vie, struggle,contend, fight (for), stand (for): As she has already said shewould not stand again, I doubt that she will run for re-electionin the council elections. 6 pass, flow, pour, stream, flood,gush, spill, dribble, spurt, issue, move, trickle, seep,discharge, cascade, spout: You can see where the rainwater hasrun down this crack in the roof and into the room below. 7 flow,diffuse: The colour ran when he washed his red underwear withsome white shirts in very hot water. 8 melt, liquefy, dissolve,fuse: It was so hot that the icing on top of the cake began tomelt and run down the sides. 9 keep, maintain, support, sustain,manage: It is very expensive to run a large house.

Operate,manage, direct, supervise, oversee, conduct, superintend,control, handle, manipulate, head, carry on, lead, regulate,take care of, look after, administer, be in charge of,coordinate: She must be a terrifically high achiever to run ahuge international conglomerate like that! 11 operate, perform,function, work, tick, go: Even after all that abuse, the watchkept running and kept good time. 12 extend, stretch, reach;amount, add up, total up, come (up): The balance of paymentsdeficit is running to twice last years figure. His bill at therestaurant last night ran to more than œ200. 13 convey,transport, give (someone) a lift, drive, take, bring: Tom saidhe would run me home in his new car.

Bootleg, smuggle, dealor traffic in, Chiefly US and Canadian rustle: DuringProhibition, his father ran whisky from Canada to the US.

Bein effect or force, be effective, have force or effect: Thislease has another year to run.

Incur, invite, encourage,attract, be subjected to: Arent you running a risk askingSheila to handle your money?

Propel, drive; steer, guide,navigate: If you are inept enough to run a boat aground, atleast have the sense to do it at low tide. 18 unravel, comeundone, Chiefly Brit ladder: My stocking ran just before I hadto leave for the dance!

Sometimes, run off. print, offset,lithograph, reproduce, publish, display; imprint, position,place, locate, lay out: They are going to run his story in thenext issue of The Londoner! Well run the photographs of thefire alongside the article on page one. 20 run across. meet (upwith), run into, come across, find, stumble on or upon, hit orchance or happen upon, Colloq bump into: Guess whom I ranacross at Harrods yesterday.

Run after. chase, pursue, goafter, court, woo, Colloq set ones cap for: The City is filledwith young men and women running after big money. Mick isrunning after this girl half his age, and he hasnt a clue thatshes leading him on. 22 run along. go away, leave, Slang getlost: Sue wanted to get rid of Wayne and told him to run along.23 run around. philander, be unfaithful, gallivant, Colloq sleeparound, play the field: How does she cope with his constantrunning around?

Run around with. associate with, spend timewith, dally with, consort with: Cynthia is running around witha bad crowd these days.

Run away. See 2, above.

Rundown. a trace, track, hunt, stalk, follow, pursue, dog, shadow;find, locate, track down, discover: We ran down the suspect inan abandoned barn in Little Fakenham. b criticize, decry,defame, vilify, disparage, deprecate, depreciate, denigrate,Colloq knock, pan: If you keep running him down like that helldevelop an inferiority complex before hes seven. c weaken,tire, expire, play (itself) out, burn out, run out, fail, Colloqpeter out: Once the batteries have run down, we will no longerbe able to transmit a distress-signal. d strike, hit, smash orcrash or slam into, run over, knock over or down, collide with:On the way home, he almost ran down a boy on a bicycle.

Runin. arrest, take into custody, jail, apprehend, take or bringin, Colloq pinch, nab, pull in, bust, collar, Brit nick: Thisis the third time this week that Minette has been run in forsoliciting. 28 run into. See 20, above.

Run off. a See 2,above. b duplicate, print, copy, turn out, produce, make,manufacture, generate, Colloq do, churn out: How quickly canyou run off 1000 copies of this brochure?

Run out. a beexhausted, expire, terminate, (come or draw to a) close, end,cease: The time for renewing your subscription has run out. bfinish, go, be exhausted, be used up, Colloq peter out: Thefood had run out and we had no water when we were rescued.

Run out of. use up, consume, eat up, exhaust, be out of: Weverun out of milk - can you nip down to the shop and get some? 32run out on. desert, abandon, leave high and dry, forsake, leavein the lurch, leave holding the baby: Despite all his promises,Edgar ran out on her when she became pregnant. 33 run over. aSee 26 (d), above. b scan, run through, go over, look over,flip or leaf or thumb through, look at, skim (through), browsethrough, dip into, review: I promised Casey I would run overhis article if I had the time. c overflow, spill (over), brimover, slosh over, pour over; extend, reach, spread over, stretchover; exceed, go beyond, overreach, overshoot, surpass,transcend: She accidentally let the bath run over, ruining theceiling below. This article will run over onto the next page.McClelland always runs over the time allotted to his part of theproceedings. d rehearse, run through, repeat, practise, review,go over, study, learn, memorize: Youd best run over yourspeech again before the banquet.

Run through. a pierce,stab, transfix, stick, spit: In the last scene, the hero runsthe villain through with his sword before succumbing to his ownwounds. b squander, consume, use up, waste, fritter away,exhaust, deplete, spend, dissipate, throw away, Slang blow: Itdidnt take Hugh more than a year to run through hisinheritance. c See 33 (b), above.

N.

Sprint, dash, race, jog, trot: They go for a two-milerun every morning before breakfast.

Trip, journey, visit,drive, expedition, trek, outing, excursion, jaunt, junket,sojourn, Colloq spin, joyride: He has to make a run over toParis for the weekend, supposedly on business. 37 route,routine, circuit, passage, trip, cycle, round; beat: I was onthe Murmansk run during the war.

Period, spate, interval,time, spell, stretch, course; engagement, booking, Colloq patch:Roger has had a run of bad luck and could use some help. Theshow had a long run on Broadway. 39 access, freedom, liberty:The children had the run of the house for a week while theirparents were away. 40 return, satisfaction, reward, recompense,compensation, requital, expiation, atonement, repayment,remuneration: Although the odds are never in your favour, youget a good run for your money at Diamond Lils GamblingEmporium. 41 series, sequence, stream, spate, string,succession, progression: Will attributed his poor showing atthe tournament to a bad run of cards. 42 stream, brook, runnel,creek, rill, rivulet, Brit beck, Scots burn, US branch, kill:There is a small run at the bottom of the hill.

Demand,call, request: Bouillon cubes seem to have enjoyed quite a runlately.

Type, category, class, kind, sort: Mark seems to bea bit more refined than the usual run of guest at Lisasparties. 45 trail, track, piste, path, slope; way, runway: Sheskied down the north run in record time.

Enclosure, yard,pen, compound, runway; paddock; pound: There is a good-sizedrun at the kennel where we board the dogs when we go on holiday.47 Music roulade, cadenza, arpeggio, riff: The soprano treatedus to a marvellous run in which each note was distinct and pure.48 in the long run. eventually, finally, after all, ultimately,in (due) time, in due course, in fine, in the end, at the end ofthe day, in the final analysis, all things considered, when allis said and done: Regardless of early troubles, things alwaysseem to turn out all right in the long run in his plays. 49 onthe run. a hastily, in haste, hurriedly, while under way, in ahurry, at speed, in a rush: It isnt supposed to be good foryou to eat breakfast on the run every day. b on the loose,fleeing, escaping, running, in flight, running (away), Slang USon the lam: He was on the run from the police and desperate tofind Duncan. c running, retreating, on the move or the go:They kept the enemy on the run for a week.

The runs.diarrhoea, dysentery, upset stomach, Jocular tummy rot, Delhibelly, Aztec hop, turista or tourista, Mexican foxtrot ortwo-step or toothache, Montezumas revenge, curse of Montezuma,Rangoon runs, Tokyo trots, Lambeth run(s): I came down with theruns when we got to Ankara.

V. (running; past ran; past part. run) 1 intr. gowith quick steps on alternate feet, never having both or allfeet on the ground at the same time.

Intr. flee, abscond.

Intr. go or travel hurriedly, briefly, etc.

Intr. a advanceby or as by rolling or on wheels, or smoothly or easily. b bein action or operation (left the engine running).

Intr. becurrent or operative; have duration (the lease runs for 99years).

Intr. (of a bus, train, etc.) travel or be travellingon its route (the train is running late).

Intr. (of a play,exhibition, etc.) be staged or presented (is now running at theApollo).

Intr. extend; have a course or order or tendency(the road runs by the coast; prices are running high).

Aintr. compete in a race. b intr. finish a race in a specifiedposition. c tr. compete in (a race).

Intr. (often foll. byfor) seek election (ran for president).

A intr. (of a liquidetc. or its container) flow or be wet; drip. b tr. flow with.12 tr. a cause (water etc.) to flow. b fill (a bath) withwater.

Intr. spread rapidly or beyond the proper place (inkran over the table; a shiver ran down my spine).

Intr.Cricket (of a batsman) run from one wicket to the other inscoring a run.

Tr. traverse or make one's way through orover (a course, race, or distance).

Tr. perform (an errand).17 tr. publish (an article etc.) in a newspaper or magazine.

A tr. cause (a machine or vehicle etc.) to operate. b intr. (ofa mechanism or component etc.) move or work freely.

Tr.direct or manage (a business etc.).

Tr. own and use (avehicle) regularly.

Tr. take (a person) for a journey in avehicle (shall I run you to the shops?).

Tr. cause to run orgo in a specified way (ran the car into a tree).

Tr. enter(a horse etc.) for a race.

Tr. smuggle (guns etc.).

Tr.chase or hunt.

Tr. allow (an account) to accumulate for atime before paying.

Intr. Naut. (of a ship etc.) gostraight and fast.

Intr. (of salmon) go up river from thesea.

Intr. (of a colour in a fabric) spread from the dyedparts.

A intr. (of a thought, the eye, the memory, etc.)pass in a transitory or cursory way (ideas ran through my mind).b tr. cause (one's eye) to look cursorily (ran my eye down thepage).

Intr. (of hosiery) ladder.

Intr. (of a candle)gutter.

Intr. (of an orifice, esp. the eyes or nose) exudeliquid matter.

Tr. sew (fabric) loosely or hastily withrunning stitches.

Tr. turn (cattle etc.) out to graze.

N.1 an act or spell of running.

A short trip or excursion, esp.for pleasure.

A distance travelled.

A general tendency ofdevelopment or movement.

A rapid motion.

A regular route.7 a continuous or long stretch or spell or course (a metre's runof wiring; had a run of bad luck).

(often foll. by on) a ahigh general demand (for a commodity, currency, etc.) (a run onthe dollar). b a sudden demand for repayment by a large numberof customers of (a bank).

A quantity produced in one periodof production (a print run).

A general or average type orclass (not typical of the general run).

A Cricket a pointscored by the batsmen each running to the other's wicket, or anequivalent point awarded for some other reason. b Baseball apoint scored usu. by the batter returning to the plate aftertouching the other bases.

(foll. by of) free use of oraccess to (had the run of the house).

A an animal's regulartrack. b an enclosure for fowls. c a range of pasture.

Aladder in hosiery.

Mus. a rapid scale passage.

A classor line of goods.

A batch or drove of animals born or rearedtogether.

A shoal of fish in motion.

A trough for waterto run in.

US a small stream or brook.

A a singlejourney, esp. by an aircraft. b (of an aircraft) a flight on astraight and even course at a constant speed before or whiledropping bombs. c an offensive military operation.

Hurrying about from place to place. run about 1 bustle; hurryfrom one person or place to another.

(esp. of children) playor wander without restraint. run across 1 happen to meet.

(foll. by to) make a brief journey or a flying visit (to aplace). run after 1 pursue with attentions; seek the societyof.

Give much time to (a pursuit etc.).

Pursue at a run.run against happen to meet. run along colloq. depart. runaround 1 Brit. take from place to place by car etc.

Deceiveor evade repeatedly.

(often foll. by with) sl. engage insexual relations (esp. casually or illicitly). run-around n.(esp. in phr. give a person the run-around) deceit or evasion.run at attack by charging or rushing. run away 1 get away byrunning; flee, abscond.

Elope.

(of a horse) bolt. runaway with 1 carry off (a person, stolen property, etc.).

Win(a prize) easily.

Accept (a notion) hastily.

(of expenseetc.) consume (money etc.).

(of a horse) bolt with (a rider,a carriage or its occupants). run a blockade see BLOCKADE. rundown 1 knock down or collide with.

Reduce the strength ornumbers of (resources).

(of an unwound clock etc.) stop.

(of a person or a person's health) become feeble from overworkor underfeeding.

Discover after a search.

Disparage.run-down n.

A reduction in numbers.

A detailed analysis.

Adj.

Decayed after prosperity.

Enfeebled throughoverwork etc. run dry cease to flow, be exhausted. run for itseek safety by fleeing. a run (or a good run) for one's money 1vigorous competition.

Pleasure derived from an activity. runfoul of collide or become entangled with (another vessel etc.).run the gauntlet see GAUNTLET(2). run a person hard (or close)press a person severely in a race or competition, or incomparative merit. run high 1 (of the sea) have a strongcurrent with a high tide.

(of feelings) be strong. run in 1run (a new engine or vehicle) carefully in the early stages.

Colloq. arrest.

(of a combatant) rush to close quarters.

Incur (a debt). run-in n.

The approach to an action orevent.

A quarrel. run in the family (of a trait) be commonin the members of a family. run into 1 collide with.

Encounter.

Reach as many as (a specified figure).

Fallinto (a practice, absurdity, etc.).

Be continuous or coalescewith. run into the ground colloq. bring (a person) toexhaustion etc. run it fine see FINE(1). run its course followits natural progress; be left to itself. run low (or short)become depleted, have too little (our tea ran short; we ranshort of tea). run off 1 flee.

Produce (copies etc.) on amachine.

Decide (a race or other contest) after a series ofheats or in the event of a tie.

Flow or cause to flow away.5 write or recite fluently.

Digress suddenly. run-off n.

An additional competition, election, race, etc., after a tie.

An amount of rainfall that is carried off an area by streams andrivers.

NZ a separate area of land where young animals etc.are kept. run off one's feet very busy. run-of-the-millordinary, undistinguished. run on 1 (of written characters) bejoined together.

Continue in operation.

Elapse.

Speakvolubly.

Talk incessantly.

Printing continue on the sameline as the preceding matter. run out 1 come to an end; becomeused up.

(foll. by of) exhaust one's stock of.

Put downthe wicket of (a batsman who is running).

Escape from acontaining vessel.

(of rope) pass out; be paid out.

Jutout.

Come out of a contest in a specified position etc. orcomplete a required score etc. (they ran out worthy winners).

Complete (a race).

Advance (a gun etc.) so as to project.

Exhaust oneself by running. run-out n. the dismissal of abatsman by being run out. run out on colloq. desert (aperson). run over 1 overflow.

Study or repeat quickly.

(of a vehicle or its driver) pass over, knock down or crush.

Touch (the notes of a piano etc.) in quick succession.

(oftenfoll. by to) go quickly by a brief journey or for a flyingvisit. run ragged exhaust (a person). run rings round seeRING(1). run riot see RIOT. run a (or the) risk see RISK. runthe show colloq. dominate in an undertaking etc. run atemperature be feverish. run through 1 examine or rehearsebriefly.

Peruse.

Deal successively with.

Consume (anestate etc.) by reckless or quick spending.

Traverse.

Pervade.

Pierce with a sword etc.

Draw a line through(written words). run-through n.

A rehearsal.

A briefsurvey. run to 1 have the money or ability for.

Reach (anamount or number).

(of a person) show a tendency to (runs tofat).

A be enough for (some expense or undertaking). b havethe resources or capacity for.

Fall into (ruin). run toearth 1 Hunting chase to its lair.

Discover after a longsearch. run to meet anticipate (one's troubles etc.). run toseed see SEED. run up 1 accumulate (a debt etc.) quickly.

Build or make hurriedly.

Raise (a flag).

Grow quickly.

Rise in price.

(foll. by to) amount to.

Force (a rivalbidder) to bid higher.

Add up (a column of figures).

(foll. by to) go quickly by a brief journey or for a flyingvisit. run-up n.

(often foll. by to) the period preceding animportant event.

Golf a low approach shot. run up againstmeet with (a difficulty or difficulties). run upon (of aperson's thoughts etc.) be engrossed by; dwell upon. run wildgrow or stray unchecked or undisciplined or untrained.

Runnable adj. [OE rinnan]