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forerun
verb fore·run \-ˈrən\
fore·ran\-ˈran\fore·runfore·run·ning
Definition of FORERUN
transitive verb
1
: to run before
2
: to come before as a token of something to follow
3
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First Known Use of FORERUN
before 12th century
Related to FORERUN
- Synonyms
- adumbrate, foreshadow, harbinger, herald, prefigure
Rhymes with FORERUN
air gun, big gun, blowgun, Bull Run, burp gun, chaconne, Chaplin, dry run, earned run, end run, finespun, first-run, flashgun, godson, grandson, handgun, hard-won, have done, hired gun, home run, homespun, inrun, long run, milk run, outgun, outrun, popgun, pressrun, rerun, sea-run, short run, shotgun, six-gun, speargun, spray gun, squirt gun, stepson, stun gun, top gun, trial run, undone, V-1, well-done, Xiamen, zip gun
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