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runnoun a prevailing or general movement or inclinationthe company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market current, direction, drift, leaning, tendency, tide, trend, wind curve, downside, shift, swing, turn, turnabout, upsidecustom, habit, propensity, tenor, waycountercurrent, countertrendundercurrent, undertow chiefly Midlanda natural body of running water smaller than a rivera run full of catfish beck(British), bourn(or bourne), brook, brooklet, burn(British), creek, gill(British), rill, rivulet, runlet, runnel, streamlet arroyo, billabong(Australian), fresh, freshet, runoffbayou, coulee, slough(also slew or slue), stream, washcanal, channel, cut, cutoff, gut, kill, millrace, millstream, race, watercourse, waterwayaffluent, branch, confluent, distributary, influent, tributary the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progressthe actor has been assigned the part for the run of the show continuance, date, duration, life, life span, lifetime, standing, time spell, stretchspan, tenure, termhitch, tour, turnhalf-lifeage, longevity the right to act or move freelygave the dogs the run of the place authorization, free hand, freedom, latitude, license(or licence) authority, clutch, command, control, dominion, grip, hold, mandate, mastery, power, swayrange, room, spaceblank check, carte blanche runs pl.abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stoolswith weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs Delhi belly, diarrhea, flux, Montezuma's revenge, trots, turista dysentery, shigellosisscour(s) runverbto go at a pace faster than a walkwe ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus dash, gallop, jog, scamper, sprint, trip, trot bound, canter, leap, lope, shag, skip, springbarrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb(slang), bowl, breeze, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, course, foot (it), hare, hasten, hie, hoof (it), hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, leg (it), pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, rush, rustle, shoot, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, zip, zoomnip, patter, scoot, scurry, scuttle, step (along) amble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, strollcrawl, creep, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarrylumber, plod, trudgehobble, limp to hasten away from something dangerous or frighteningrather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise bolt, break, bug out, flee, fly, hightail (it), retreat, run away, run off, skedaddle abscond, clear out, decamp, elope, escape, get (away), get out, lam, light out, make off, mizzle(chiefly British), scarper(British), scat, scram, skip (out), skirr beat a retreat, beat it, make tracks, turn tail beard, brave, confront, dare, defy, faceabide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain directionthe road runs along the river for a while bear, extend, go, head, lead, lie cross, cut, passcourse, follow, span, traverse to occur within a continuous range of variationthe electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month go, range, vary alternate, fluctuate, move, shiftchange, mutateextend, reach, stretch, sweep to move in a streamwater running down the window flow, pour, roll, stream arise, disembogue, effuse, emanate, issue, springcourse, race, rushfountain, gush, spout, spurtdeluge, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overrun, swampcascade, dribble, drip, gutter, riffle, ripple, sheet, trickleflush, wash out back up clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, harden, set to proceed or move quicklyrun and get the nurse barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb(slang), bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scufflestampede, streak, whiz(or whizz)gallop, jog, sprintaccelerate, quicken, step outcatch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtakearrow, beeline beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it crawl, creep, poke dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarryamble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, strolldecelerate, slow (down or up) to show a liking or proneness (for something)unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness incline, lean, tend, trend go, gravitateindicate, point, suggest avoid, shun, shy (from or away from) to urge, push, or force onwardthey ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly drive, herd, punch shepherdwrangleegg, exhort, flog, goad, hound, press, prick, prod, prompt, scourge, spur, whip to control the mechanical operation ofI know how to run that machine handle, operate, work usemaneuver, manipulate, ply, wieldcommand, control, direct, drive, guide, pilot, steer to eventually have as a state or qualitythe poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children become, come, get, go, grow, turn, wax alter, change, metamorphose, modify, mutate, transfigure, transform, transmute abide, be, continue, linger, remain, stay to go from a solid to a liquid stateher makeup started to run when she got in the pool deliquesce, flux, fuse, liquefy(also liquify), melt, thaw found, gutter, smelt, trydissolve, rendersoften, thin harden, set, solidify clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, jell, jelly, thicken to look after and make decisions aboutlearning to run the family business administer, administrate, carry on, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, keep, manage, operate, overlook, oversee, preside (over), regulate, steward, superintend, supervise, tend care (for), mind, watchlead, pilot, steerguard, protect, safeguardmicromanage, stage-managecodirect, comanage watch over to cause to functionin olden days mills were run by flowing water activate, actuate, crank (up), drive, move, set off, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on kick over, turn overcharge, electrify, energize, fire, fuel, generate, power, pushdischarge, launch, release, switch, tripreactivate, rechargearouse, excite, jump-start, kick-start, stimulate, vitalizeignite, incite, instigate, provoke, quicken, stir upaccelerate, catalyze, speed (up), step up cut, cut out, deactivate, kill, shut off, turn off arrest, brake, check, cut off, draw up, halt, jam, stall, stick, stopdecelerate, repress, slow, stunt, suppress to have a price ofthat sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars bring, cost, fetch, go (for), sell (for) list (for)amount (to), come (to), totalcommand, exactask, demand to come or be together as friendshe's been running with a bad crowd lately associate, chum, company, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), hobnob, hook up, mess around, pal (around), sort, travel affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, collude, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, get on, group, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wedbefriend, friend be friends with, fall in with, keep company (with), rub elbows (with)or rub shoulders (with), take up with avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snubalienate, estrangebreak up, disband, disperse, split (up)disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder to go after or on the track ofif that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt bird-dog, chase, course, dog, follow, hound, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trail accompany, chaperone(or chaperon), escorthunt, search (for), seekeye, observe, watch run after guide, lead, pilot head before the 12th century |