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Adjective
/ˈrəniNG/,
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runnings, plural;
  1. Denoting something that runs, in particular

  2. (of water) Flowing naturally or supplied to a building through pipes and taps
    • - hot and cold running water
  3. (of a sore or a part of the body) Exuding liquid or pus
    • - a running sore
  4. Continuous or recurring over a long period
    • - a running joke
  5. Done while running
    • - a running jump
  6. (of a measurement) In a straight line
    • - today, those same lots are worth $6,000 a running foot
  7. Consecutive; in succession
    • - he failed to produce an essay for the third week running
Noun
  1. The action or movement of a runner
    • - he accounted for 31 touchdowns with his running and passing
  2. The sport of racing on foot
    • - marathon running
  3. An act of running a race
    • - the 122nd running of the Mid-Summer Derby
  4. The action of managing or operating something
    • - the day-to-day running of the office

  1. run: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
  2. running(a): (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"
  3. run: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
  4. running(a): continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke among us"
  5. running(a): of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"
  6. the state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly"
  7. Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing a human or an animal to move rapidly on foot. It is defined in human sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time. ...
  8. Running is an album by the band Trapeze released only for the Germany market in 1979 and is also called Hold On that was released in 1978.
  9. "Running" is the first single by Evermore, taken from their second studio album Real Life.
  10. Running is a 1979 drama/sports film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. It is about the fictional American marathon runner and Olympics hopeful Michael Andropolis and his struggle to compete in the Olympic Games. It stars Michael Douglas and Susan Anspach.
  11. Running is a single by the band InSoc originally released on the Creatures Of Influence album in 1985. The single for Running was distributed to club DJs, and became a favorite all over clubs, particularly in the Latin clubs of New York City. ...
  12. "Running" is a synthpop song written by Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt's fourth studio album Rock Steady (2001) and was released worldwide as the album's fourth and final single on July 1, 2003. The song was also used on the last episode of the TV series Sabrina the Teenage Witch in 2003.
  13. The action of the verb to run; The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason; That which runs or run; consecutively; in a row
  14. (run) The act of running; The route taken while running or skiing; A flow of liquid; a leak; A small creek or part thereof; The amount of something made; The length of a showing of a play, film, tv series or season or themes/genres of such; The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, ...
  15. (Runnings) The mixture of water and dissolved malt that comes out of the mash tun.
  16. (Run) A section of river that can be boated.
  17. (Run) A series of like results, such as four red or five odd.
  18. (Run) The method of scoring during a game of cricket. Also a single unit of  score.
  19. (Run) a rapid descending, or ascending, usually right-hand passage on the piano in the form of a continuous scale, or a scale with variations.
  20. (run) A general term referring to upriver migration of anadromous fish over a particular time and area – often composed of multiple individual breeding stocks.
  21. (run) The roll on the ball after landing.
  22. (run) occurs when one team scores several field goals in quick succession while its opponents score few or none.
  23. (Run) A section of the curling sheet that is dipped or troughed that can prevent a stone to curl or draw down its normal path of travel.
  24. (Run) The distance that the ball continues to travel after it’s initial impact with the ground.
  25. (RUN) Score obtained when a base runner safely crosses home plate.