Runs

Word RUNS
Character 4
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ɹʌnz/

Definitions and meanings of "Runs"

What do we mean by runs?

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip.

A pleasure trip.

Flight, instance or period of fleeing.

Migration (of fish).

A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.

A path taken by literal movement or figuratively

An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.

Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.

State of being current; currency; popularity.

Continuous or sequential

A flow of liquid; a leak.

(West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)

A quick pace, faster than a walk.

A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.

Any sudden large demand for something.

Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces

A standard or unexceptional group or category.

In sports

A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.

The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.

The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence 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.

A pair or set of millstones.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Runs

The word "runs" in example sentences

Gautam Gambhir (2 Tests: 255 runs@ 85.00, HS 137, 5 ODIS: 113 runs @37. 66, HS: 63*) ❋ Unknown (2009)

Here's something interesting: If, using Inaz's total values, Alex Gordon had had the exact same season offensively that he did in 2008 (25.7 runs), but combined it with his 2007 defensive performance (5.4 runs+ 2.0 2008 pos adjustment = ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's long been rumoured he'll head to his hometown of Inuvik to take over the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation from Nellie Cournoyea, a friend of Mr. Roland and the North's political matriarch, but her term runs until early 2013. ❋ JOSH WINGROVE (2011)

The vote yesterday and today is a last major test of Berlusconi's popularity before his term runs out in 2013, and comes as the flamboyant Italian leader is embroiled in legal and sex scandals. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The loan could also be intended to help a firm get needed funds through the end of the year since the term runs through Jan. 26, 2012. ❋ Megumi Fujikawa (2011)

Under Norwegian law, solitary confinement can only be imposed for four weeks at a time, but the prosecution is free ask for an extension when the term runs out. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The appellation runs along the Serein valley in the Yonne region. ❋ Will Lyons (2011)

Grete Waitz may have started in this city as a number scribbled on paper, but her name runs deep in its pavement. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

He was just one of five Republicans to vote last week to confirm Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, a decision that further raises the possibility that he will face a serious primary challenge when his term runs out in four years. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Helping people stay in peak health so they can Lead Without a Title runs in my family. ❋ Robin Sharma (2010)

Also, there's the obvious case of Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho), who plead guilty to charges of lewd conduct and initially announced his "intent" to resign from the Senate, now refuses to do so until his term runs out in 2009. ❋ Unknown (2008)

With The Master Builder — or Master Builder Solness, as the title runs in the original — we enter upon the final stage in ❋ Unknown (2008)

But if Biden is chosen vice president and resigns his Senate seat before her term runs out in January, she's sure to appoint another Democrat to succeed him, according to James Soles, a retired professor of political science at the University of Delaware. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Keeping FBI Director Robert Mueller as his chief law enforcement deputy (even though his term runs until 2011) is an even stronger signal. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Second, he insists that he's still planning to step down as party leader when his term runs out in September of next year. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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