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Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
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I just got back from my morning run.
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Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip.
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I need to make a run to the store.
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A pleasure trip.
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Let's go for a run in the car.
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Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
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Migration (of fish).
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A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
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A path taken by literal movement or figuratively
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An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
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He set up a rabbit run.
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Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
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State of being current; currency; popularity.
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Continuous or sequential
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A flow of liquid; a leak.
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The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.
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(West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
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The military campaign near that creek was known as "The battle of Bull Run".
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A quick pace, faster than a walk.
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He broke into a run.
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A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
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Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.
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Any sudden large demand for something.
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There was a run on Christmas presents.
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Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces
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A standard or unexceptional group or category.
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He stood out from the usual run of applicants.
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In sports
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A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
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I have a run in my stocking.
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The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
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The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
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A pair or set of millstones.