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run

n. the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"

run

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

run

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

streak, run

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

up

v. raise; "up the ante"

run

v. occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family"

run

v. carry out; "run an errand"

run

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

run

v. be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk"

run

v. set animals loose to graze

run

v. make without a miss

run

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

run

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

run

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

run

v. sail before the wind

run

v. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"

run

v. run with the ball; in such sports as football

run

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"

run

v. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"

play, run

v. cause to emit recorded audio or video; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"

run, execute

v. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

run, carry

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"

run, lead

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

run, go

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

range, run

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"

run, run for

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

up, upwards, upward

adv. to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

up

adj. open; "the windows are up"

up

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

improving, up

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

cycle

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

sequence

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"

course, line

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"

stream, flow, current

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"

abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

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"

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

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

enact, reenact, act out

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

exert, exercise

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

commit, practice

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

conduct, carry on, deal

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

perform

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

administer

v. direct the taking of; "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"

achieve, accomplish, attain, reach

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

run away

v. escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging, rising

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

idle, tick over

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

walk

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

stay, remain, rest

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"

seem

v. appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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