Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun run
16 senses of run
Sense 1
run, tally -- (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")
=> score -- (the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play")
Sense 2
test, trial, run -- (the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial")
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")
Sense 3
footrace, foot race, run -- (a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run")
=> race -- (a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift")
Sense 4
streak, run -- (an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies")
=> succession -- (a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures")
Sense 5
run, running, running play, running game -- ((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")
=> football play -- ((American football) a play by the offensive team)
Sense 6
run -- (a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time")
=> trip -- (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center")
Sense 7
run, running -- (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit")
=> locomotion, travel -- (self-propelled movement)
Sense 8
run -- (the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation; "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run")
=> time period, period of time, period -- (an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period")
Sense 9
run -- (unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house")
=> liberty -- (freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes")
Sense 10
run -- (the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint")
=> indefinite quantity -- (an estimated quantity)
Sense 11
rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet -- (a small stream)
=> stream, watercourse -- (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
Sense 12
political campaign, campaign, run -- (a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run")
=> race -- (any competition; "the race for the presidency")
Sense 13
run, ladder, ravel -- (a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking")
=> damage, harm, impairment -- (the occurrence of a change for the worse)
Sense 14
discharge, outpouring, run -- (the pouring forth of a fluid)
=> flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Sense 15
run -- (an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories")
=> sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession -- (a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients")
Sense 16
run -- (a short trip; "take a run into town")
=> trip -- (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center")
Antonyms of verb run
1 of 41 senses of run
Sense 13
run -- (be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!")
Antonym of idle (Sense 1)
=> idle, tick over -- (run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb run
41 senses of run
Sense 1
run -- (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")
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip -- (move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed")
Phrasal Verb-> run around#1; run away#1
Sense 2
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away -- (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up")
=> leave, go forth, go away -- (go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight")
Sense 3
run, go, pass, lead, extend -- (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")
=> be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")
Phrasal Verb-> run along#1
Sense 4
operate, run -- (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan")
=> direct -- (be in charge of)
Sense 5
run, go -- (have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes...")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 6
run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")
=> move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")
Phrasal Verb-> run over#2
Sense 7
function, work, operate, go, run -- (perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore")
Sense 8
range, run -- (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")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 9
campaign, run -- (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?")
=> race, run -- (compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first")
Sense 10
play, run -- (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")
Sense 11
run -- (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")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Sense 12
tend, be given, lean, incline, run -- (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 13
run -- (be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!")
=> function, work, operate, go, run -- (perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore")
Sense 14
run -- (change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot")
=> become, go, get -- (enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!")
Sense 15
run -- (cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process")
=> process, treat -- (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill")
Sense 16
run -- (be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk")
=> incur -- (make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health")
Sense 17
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure -- (continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures")
=> continue -- (exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks")
Sense 18
run -- (occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family")
=> occur -- (to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil")
Sense 19
run, execute -- (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")
=> enforce, implement, apply -- (ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";)
Sense 20
carry, run -- (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")
=> circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around -- (cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news")
Sense 21
run -- (carry out; "run an errand")
=> carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil -- (put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation")
Sense 22
guide, run, draw, pass -- (pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers")
Sense 23
run, lead -- (cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet")
=> pass, make pass -- (cause to pass; "She passed around the plates")
Sense 24
run -- (make without a miss)
=> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods -- (attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won")
Sense 25
run, black market -- (deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor)
=> trade, merchandise -- (engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets")
Sense 26
run -- (cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs")
=> move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")
Sense 27
run, bleed -- (be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run")
=> diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out -- (move outward; "The soldiers fanned out")
Sense 28
run -- (sail before the wind)
=> sail -- (travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on")
Sense 29
run -- (cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day")
=> pass, go through, go across -- (go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind")
Sense 30
run, run for -- (extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours")
=> last, endure -- (persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days")
Sense 31
run -- (set animals loose to graze)
=> free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose -- (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
Sense 32
run, consort -- (keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring")
=> accompany -- (go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere")
Sense 33
run -- (run with the ball; in such sports as football)
=> run -- (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")
Sense 34
run -- (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Sense 35
ply, run -- (travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast")
=> travel, trip, jaunt -- (make a trip for pleasure)
Sense 36
hunt, run, hunt down, track down -- (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods")
=> capture, catch -- (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today")
Sense 37
race, run -- (compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first")
=> compete, vie, contend -- (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
Phrasal Verb-> run off#7
Sense 38
move, go, run -- (progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 39
melt, run, melt down -- (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun")
=> dissolve, resolve, break up -- (cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water")
Sense 40
ladder, run -- (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running")
=> break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart")
Sense 41
run, unravel -- (become undone; "the sweater unraveled")
=> disintegrate -- (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died")
