n. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"

n. a return or service that does not land within the in-bounds limits

n. a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"

n. a short trip; "take a run into town"

n. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"

n. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"

n. an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"

n. (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

v. reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"

v. cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process"

v. change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"

v. carry out; "run an errand"

v. cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs"

v. be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"

v. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"

v. compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"

v. compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"

v. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

v. be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!"

v. cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?"

v. include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"

v. travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"

v. cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day"

v. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

v. keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"

v. sail before the wind

v. be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"

v. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

v. set animals loose to graze

v. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

v. make without a miss

v. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

v. extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours"

v. cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"

v. have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

v. change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"

v. referring to a subordinate program, to run within the control of a high-level program

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"

adv. away from the reference point: "He kicked his legs out"

adv. "They went out last night"

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

adj. no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"

adj. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"

adj. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"

adj. outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"

adj. outer or outlying; "the out islands"

adj. (unpopular)

adj. not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"

adj. being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"

adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"

n. a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

n. a step in walking or running

n. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

n. a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

n. a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"

n. serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"

n. a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"

n. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"

v. run at a moderately swift pace

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

v. sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

v. act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

v. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

v. work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

adj. having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"

adj. no longer in use; "obsolete words"

v. decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

v. agitate for

v. play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

adj. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

adj. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

adj. primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"

adj. no longer fashionable; "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"

adj. that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"

adj. that is flowing outward

adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"

adj. tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"

adj. disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"

adj. doomed to extinction

adj. lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

adj. having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"

adj. unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"

adj. having no points scores; "a scoreless inning"

adj. acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"

adj. of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions"

adj. not one of the first three in a race or competition

adj. having no wins; "the team had a very disappointing winless season"

adj. being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"

adj. originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane"

adj. surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities"

adj. regarded with aversion; "he was intensely disliked"

adj. not visited by many travelers; "the tourist's desire to visit less-traveled countries"

adj. not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected"

adj. drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"

adj. no longer having force or currency: "a dead issue"; "a dead law"

adj. (of a ball) "a ball that is out of play is dead"

adj. not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"

adj. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"

n. the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"

v. run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"

v. accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. referring to a control program, to run to a subordinate program

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"

adj. relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter"

adj. having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"

adj. spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"