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111run — noun /rʌn/ 1. a period of time during which a machine is working ♦ a cheque run a series of cheques processed through a computer 2. a rush to buy something ● The Post Office reported a run on the new stamps. ♦ a run on the bank a rush by… …
112run — 1. n. a session or period of time spent doing something; a period of time when something happens. □ The market had a good run today. □ We all have enjoyed a good run of luck. □ Bart takes amphetamines and was on a run all week. □ A run like that… …
113run on — verb 1. talk or narrate at length (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑speak, ↑talk • Verb Frames: Somebody s Sam and Sue run on 2. continue uninterrupted The di …
114run to — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you run to someone, you go to them for help or to tell them something. [V P n] What would I do? Whom would I run to? Momma was still away... [V P n] If you were at a party and somebody was getting high, you didn t go running to …
115run by — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run by : present tense I/you/we/they run by he/she/it runs by present participle running by past tense ran by past participle run by 1) run something by someone to tell someone your ideas so that they can give …
116Run-on — In hydrology, run on refers both to the process whereby surface runoff infiltrates the ground as it flows, and to the portion of runoff that infiltrates. Run on is common in arid and semi arid areas with patchy vegetation cover and short but… …
117run — 1. noun /ɹʌn/ a) The act of running. I just got back from my run. b) The route taken while running or skiing. Which run did you do today? Syn: tread, ladder …
118run — A group of successive measurements in an analytic process or during a period of time within which the accuracy and precision of the measuring system are expected to be stable. [ME runnen, fr. A. S. rinnan, fr. O.N. rinna] * * * run rən …
119run up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run up : present tense I/you/we/they run up he/she/it runs up present participle running up past tense ran up past participle run up 1) if you run up a bill or a debt, you owe someone a lot of money My son ran …
120run — see if you run after two hares you will catch neither you cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds he who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day the last drop makes the cup run over still waters run deep …
