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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Run \Run\, n.
1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick
run; to go on the run.
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2. A small stream; a brook; a creek.
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3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain
operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in
wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.
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4. A course; a series; that which continues in a certain
course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck.
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They who made their arrangements in the first run of
misadventure . . . put a seal on their calamities.
--Burke.
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5. State of being current; currency; popularity.
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It is impossible for detached papers to have a
general run, or long continuance, if not diversified
with humor. --Addison.
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6. Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as,
to have a run of a hundred successive nights.
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A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense run.
--Macaulay.
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7. A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a
bank or treasury for payment of its notes.
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8. A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep
run. --Howitt.
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9. (Naut.)
(a) The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows
toward the stern, under the quarter.
(b) The distance sailed by a ship; as, a good run; a run
of fifty miles.
(c) A voyage; as, a run to China.
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10. A pleasure excursion; a trip. [Colloq.]
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I think of giving her a run in London. --Dickens.
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11. (Mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be
carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or
by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which
a vein of ore or other substance takes.
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12. (Mus.) A roulade, or series of running tones.
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13. (Mil.) The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It
is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick,
but with greater speed.
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14. The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; --
said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes
which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of
spawning.
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15. (Sport) In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made
by a player, which enables him to score one point; also,
the point thus scored; in cricket, a passing from one
wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a
player made three runs; the side went out with two
hundred runs; the Yankees scored three runs in the
seventh inning.
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The ``runs'' are made from wicket to wicket, the
batsmen interchanging ends at each run. --R. A.
Proctor.
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16. A pair or set of millstones.
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17. (Piquet, Cribbage, etc.) A number of cards of the same
suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.
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18. (Golf)
(a) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.
(b) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground
from a stroke.
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At the long run, now, commonly, In the long run, in or
during the whole process or course of things taken
together; in the final result; in the end; finally.
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[Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but
he surpasses them in the long run. --J. H.
Newman.
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Home run.
(a) A running or returning toward home, or to the point
from which the start was made. Cf. Home stretch.
(b) (Baseball) See under Home.
The run, or The common run, or The run of the mill
etc., ordinary persons; the generality or average of
people or things; also, that which ordinarily occurs;
ordinary current, course, or kind.
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I saw nothing else that is superior to the common
run of parks. --Walpole.
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Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as
beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his
own vast superiority to the common run of men.
--Prof.
Wilson.
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His whole appearance was something out of the common
run. --W. Irving.
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To let go by the run (Naut.), to loosen and let run freely,
as lines; to let fall without restraint, as a sail.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Run \Run\, n.
1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick
run; to go on the run.
2. A small stream; a brook; a creek.
3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain
operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in
wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.
4. A course; a series; that which continues in a certain
course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck.
They who made their arrangements in the first run of
misadventure . . . put a seal on their calamities.
--Burke.
5. State of being current; currency; popularity.
It is impossible for detached papers to have a
general run, or long continuance, if not diversified
with humor. --Addison.
6. Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as,
to have a run of a hundred successive nights.
A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense run.
--Macaulay.
7. A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a
bank or treasury for payment of its notes.
8. A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep
run. --Howitt.
9. (Naut.)
(a) The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows
toward the stern, under the quarter.
(b) The distance sailed by a ship; as, a good run; a run
of fifty miles.
(c) A voyage; as, a run to China.
10. A pleasure excursion; a trip. [Colloq.]
I think of giving her a run in London. --Dickens.
11. (Mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be
carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or
by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which
a vein of ore or other substance takes.
12. (Mus.) A roulade, or series of running tones.
13. (Mil.) The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It
is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick,
but with greater speed.
14. The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; --
said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes
which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of
spawning.
15. In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made by a
player, which enables him to score one; in cricket, a
passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point
is scored; as, a player made three runs; the side went
out with two hundred runs.
The ``runs'' are made from wicket to wicket, the
batsmen interchanging ends at each run. --R. A.
Proctor.
16. A pair or set of millstones.
At the long run, now, commonly, In the long run, in or
during the whole process or course of things taken
together; in the final result; in the end; finally.
[Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but
he surpasses them in the long run. --J. H.
Newman.
Home run.
(a) A running or returning toward home, or to the point
from which the start was made. Cf. Home stretch.
(b) (Baseball) See under Home.
The run, or The common run, etc., ordinary persons; the
generality or average of people or things; also, that
which ordinarily occurs; ordinary current, course, or
kind.
I saw nothing else that is superior to the common
run of parks. --Walpole.
Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as
beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his
own vast superiority to the common run of men.
--Prof.
Wilson.
His whole appearance was something out of the common
run. --W. Irving.
To let go by the run (Naut.), to loosen and let run freely,
as lines; to let fall without restraint, as a sail.
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