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

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

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

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"

n. program written and scheduled for execution

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

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

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. carry out; "run an errand"

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"

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

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. run with the ball; in such sports as football

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"

v. sail before the wind

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

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. 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"

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

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

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