Run vs. Race
Runverb
To move swiftly.
Runverb
(intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. Compare walk.
Runverb
(intransitive) To go at a fast pace, to move quickly.
Runverb
(transitive) To cause to move quickly; to make move lightly.
Runverb
To compete in a race.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
Runverb
To carry a football down the field.
Runverb
(transitive) To achieve or perform by running or as if by running.
Runverb
(intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
Runverb
To go through without stopping, usually illegally.
Runverb
To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
Runverb
(fluids) To flow.
Runverb
To move or spread quickly.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of a liquid, to flow.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
Runverb
(transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from an object.
Runverb
(intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
Runverb
(intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
Runverb
To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
Runverb
To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
Runverb
(social) To carry out an activity.
Runverb
(transitive) To control or manage, be in charge of.
Runverb
(intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
Runverb
(transitive) To make run in a race or an election.
Runverb
To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
Runverb
(intransitive) To be presented in one of the media.
Runverb
(transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
Runverb
(transitive) To transport someone or something.
Runverb
(transitive) To smuggle illegal goods.
Runverb
To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
Runverb
To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
Runverb
(intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
Runverb
(intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
Runverb
(transitive) To make something extend in space.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
Runverb
(transitive) To make a machine operate.
Runverb
(transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
Runverb
To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
Runverb
(copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
Runverb
(transitive) To cost a large amount of money.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
Runverb
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
Runverb
To cause to enter; to thrust.
Runverb
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
Runverb
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
Runverb
To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
Runverb
To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
Runverb
To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
Runverb
To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
Runverb
To control or have precedence in a card game.
Runverb
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
Runverb
(archaic) To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Runverb
To have growth or development.
Runverb
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
Runverb
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
Runverb
(golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
Runverb
To speedrun.
Runverb
past participle of rin
Runnoun
Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
Runnoun
Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) not necessarily by foot; dash or errand, trip.
Runnoun
A pleasure trip.
Runnoun
Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
Runnoun
Migration of fish.
Runnoun
A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
Runnoun
A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
Runnoun
A (regular) trip or route.
Runnoun
The route taken while running or skiing.
Runnoun
The distance sailed by a ship.
Runnoun
A voyage.
Runnoun
An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
Runnoun
Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
Runnoun
State of being current; currency; popularity.
Runnoun
A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
Runnoun
A series of tries in a game that were successful.
Runnoun
(card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
Runnoun
(music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
Runnoun
A trial.
Runnoun
A flow of liquid; a leak.
Runnoun
A small creek or part thereof. Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.
Runnoun
A production quantity (such as in a factory).
Runnoun
The length of a showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
Runnoun
A quick pace, faster than a walk.
Runnoun
(of horses) A fast gallop.
Runnoun
A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
Runnoun
Any sudden large demand for something.
Runnoun
The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
Runnoun
The horizontal length of a set of stairs
Runnoun
A standard or unexceptional group or category.
Runnoun
(baseball) The act of a runner making it around all the bases and over home plate; the point scored for this.
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(cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
Runnoun
(American football) A gain of a (specified) distance; a running play.
Runnoun
A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
Runnoun
(nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
Runnoun
(construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
Runnoun
(mining) 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.
Runnoun
A pair or set of millstones.
Runnoun
The execution of a program or model
Runnoun
(video games) A playthrough.
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(slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
Runnoun
(golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
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(golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
Runnoun
An attempt at a game, especially a speedrun.
Runnoun
Unrestricted use. lang=en.
Runadjective
In a liquid state; melted or molten.
Runadjective
Cast in a mould.
Runadjective
Exhausted; depleted especially with "down" or "out".
Runadjective
Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
Runadjective
Smuggled.
Runverb
To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; - said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog.
Runverb
To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.
Runverb
To flee, as from fear or danger.
Runverb
To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold.
Runverb
To steal off; to depart secretly.
Runverb
To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.
Runverb
Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body.
Runverb
To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.
Runverb
To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round.
Runverb
To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; - so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.
Runverb
To pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; - often with in or into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt.
Runverb
To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station.
Runverb
To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle.
Runverb
To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.
Runverb
To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; - with on.
Runverb
To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west.
Runverb
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
Runverb
To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Runverb
To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly.
Runverb
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
Runverb
To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing.
Runverb
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land.
Runverb
To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.
Runverb
To cause to run (in the various senses of Run, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block.
Runverb
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
Runverb
To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot.
Runverb
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
Runverb
To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the like.
Runverb
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line.
Runverb
To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; - said of contraband or dutiable goods.
Runverb
To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career.
Runverb
To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress.
Runverb
To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below.
Runverb
To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
Runverb
To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; to be bathed with; as, the pipe or faucet runs hot water.
Runverb
To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing; as, the rivers ran blood.
Runverb
To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a hotel.
Runverb
To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
Runverb
To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
Runverb
To migrate or move in schools; - said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn.
Runverb
To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
Runnoun
The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run.
Runnoun
A small stream; a brook; a creek.
Runnoun
That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.
Runnoun
A course; a series; that which continues in a certain course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck.
Runnoun
State of being current; currency; popularity.
Runnoun
Continued repetition on the stage; - said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights.
Runnoun
A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.
Runnoun
A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep run.
Runnoun
The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter.
Runnoun
A pleasure excursion; a trip.
Runnoun
The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license 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.
Runnoun
A roulade, or series of running tones.
Runnoun
The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed.
Runnoun
The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; - said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
Runnoun
In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made by a player, which enables him to score one point; also, the point thus scored; in cricket, a passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a player made three runs; the side went out with two hundred runs; the Yankees scored three runs in the seventh inning.
Runnoun
A pair or set of millstones.
Runnoun
A number of cards of the same suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.
Runnoun
The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.
Runadjective
Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead.
Runadjective
Smuggled; as, run goods.
Runnoun
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely;
Runnoun
the act of testing something;
Runnoun
a race run on foot;
Runnoun
an unbroken series of events;
Runnoun
(American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball;
Runnoun
a regular trip;
Runnoun
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;
Runnoun
the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation;
Runnoun
unrestricted freedom to use;
Runnoun
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);
Runnoun
a small stream
Runnoun
a race between candidates for elective office;
Runnoun
a row of unravelled stitches;
Runnoun
the pouring forth of a fluid
Runnoun
an unbroken chronological sequence;
Runnoun
a short trip;
Runverb
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time;
Runverb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
Runverb
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
Runverb
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
Runverb
have a particular form;
Runverb
move along, of liquids;
Runverb
perform as expected when applied;
Runverb
change or be different within limits;
Runverb
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;
Runverb
cause to emit recorded sounds;
Runverb
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way;
Runverb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
Runverb
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
Runverb
be operating, running or functioning;
Runverb
change from one state to another;
Runverb
cause to perform;
Runverb
be affected by; be subjected to;
Runverb
continue to exist;
Runverb
occur persistently;
Runverb
include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
Runverb
carry out;
Runverb
guide or pass over something;
Runverb
cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
Runverb
make without a miss
Runverb
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Runverb
cause an animal to move fast;
Runverb
be diffused;
Runverb
sail before the wind
Runverb
cover by running; run a certain distance;
Runverb
extend or continue for a certain period of time;
Runverb
set animals loose to graze
Runverb
keep company;
Runverb
run with the ball; in such sports as football
Runverb
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;
Runverb
travel a route regularly;
Runverb
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);
Runverb
compete in a race;
Runverb
progress by being changed;
Runverb
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
Runverb
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;
Runverb
become undone;
Racenoun
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins
Racenoun
Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
Racenoun
(computing) A race condition.
Racenoun
A progressive movement toward a goal.
Racenoun
A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
Racenoun
A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.
Racenoun
Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.
Racenoun
The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
Racenoun
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:
Racenoun
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage compare ethnic group. See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.
Racenoun
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
Racenoun
A large group of sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage compare species, subspecies.
Racenoun
A group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared social characteristics.
Racenoun
(taxonomy) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; an informal term for a subspecies.
Racenoun
A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
Racenoun
(figuratively) A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
Racenoun
(obsolete) Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.
Racenoun
(obsolete) Characteristic quality or disposition.
Racenoun
A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
Raceverb
(intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
Raceverb
(transitive) To compete against in such a race.
Raceverb
(intransitive) To move or drive at high speed.
Raceverb
(intransitive) Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
Raceverb
To raze.
Raceverb
To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port.
Raceverb
To run too fast at times, as a marine engine or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the action of a heavy sea.
Raceverb
To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses.
Raceverb
To run a race with.
Racenoun
A root.
Racenoun
The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same stock; a lineage; a breed.
Racenoun
Company; herd; breed.
Racenoun
A variety of such fixed character that it may be propagated by seed.
Racenoun
Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavor; smack.
Racenoun
Hence, characteristic quality or disposition.
Racenoun
A progress; a course; a movement or progression.
Racenoun
Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running.
Racenoun
Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he attended the races.
Racenoun
Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.
Racenoun
A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as, the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney.
Racenoun
The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race.
Racenoun
A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc.
Racenoun
any competition;
Racenoun
people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock;
Racenoun
a contest of speed;
Racenoun
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Racenoun
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
Racenoun
a canal for a current of water
Raceverb
step on it;
Raceverb
compete in a race;
Raceverb
to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others;
Raceverb
cause to move fast or to rush or race;
Racenoun
a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course
Racenoun
a series of races for horses or dogs, held at a fixed time on a set course.
Racenoun
a situation in which individuals or groups compete to be first to achieve a particular objective
Racenoun
the course of the sun or moon through the heavens
Racenoun
a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river
Racenoun
a water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where its energy is utilized, as in a mill or mine.
Racenoun
a smooth ring-shaped groove or guide in which a ball bearing or roller bearing runs.
Racenoun
a fenced passageway in a stockyard through which animals pass singly for branding, loading, washing, etc.
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(in weaving) the channel along which the shuttle moves.
Racenoun
each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics
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the fact or condition of belonging to a racial division or group; the qualities or characteristics associated with this.
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a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc.; an ethnic group
Racenoun
a group or set of people or things with a common feature or features
Racenoun
a population within a species that is distinct in some way, especially a subspecies
Racenoun
(in non-technical use) each of the major divisions of living creatures
Racenoun
a group of people descended from a common ancestor
Racenoun
ancestry
Racenoun
a ginger root.
Raceverb
compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective
Raceverb
compete regularly in races as a sport or leisure activity
Raceverb
prepare and enter (an animal or vehicle) for races
Raceverb
move or progress swiftly or at full speed
Raceverb
operate or cause to operate at excessive speed
Raceverb
(of a person's heart or pulse) beat faster than usual because of fear or excitement.
