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nounthe act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
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nounthe act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
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"the coach put great emphasis on running"noun(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
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"in running (or working) order"adjective(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
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"cost of lumber per running foot"adjectivemeasured lengthwise
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"a running joke among us"adjectivecontinually repeated over a period of time
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"the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"adjectiveof advancing the ball by runningOpposite:
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"as mountain stream with freely running water" "hovels without running water"adjective(of fluids) moving or issuing in a streamOpposite:
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"he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"nounthe act of administering or being in charge of somethingtype of:
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"a running engine"nounthe state of being in operationtype of:
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"running plays worked better than pass plays" "took a running jump" "a running start"executed or initiated by runningOpposite:
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run working return track travel operation draw rush reverse administration sweep pouring dash rushing disposal operative functioning functional gushing sprint linear spouting squirting continual locomotion spurting lengthwise jetting track and field running game running play football play draw play end run lengthways administrivia