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1running
noun
: the activity or sport of running
: the activity of managing or operating something
: the activity of bringing drugs, guns, etc., to a place illegally and secretly
Full Definition of RUNNING
1
a : the action of running b : race
2
: physical condition for running
3
: management, care
— in the running
1
: competing in a contest
2
: having a chance to win a contest
— out of the running
1
: not competing in a contest
2
: having no chance of winning a contest
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First Known Use of RUNNING
before 12th century
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2running
adjective
: operating or flowing
: going on steadily or repeatedly for a long period of time
: made during the course of a process or activity
Full Definition of RUNNING
3
a : incessant, continuous <a running battle> b : made during the course of a process or activity <a running commentary on the game>
4
: measured in a straight line <cost of lumber per running foot>
5
a : initiated or performed while running or with a running start <a running catch> <a running jump> b : of, relating to, or being a football play in which the ball is advanced by running rather than by passing <their running game was off> c : designed for use by runners <a running track> <running shoes>
6
: fitted or trained for running rather than walking, trotting, or jumping <a running horse>
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First Known Use of RUNNING
14th century
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- Synonyms
- alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operating, operational, operative, active, working
- Antonyms
- broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative
3running
adverb
: following or happening one after the other
Full Definition of RUNNING
: in succession : consecutively <three days running>
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First Known Use of RUNNING
1719
Related to RUNNING
- Synonyms
- back-to-back, hand running [dialect], consecutively, sequentially, seriatim, successionally, successively, together
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