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Run
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(Verb) To run, or to be running, is to be moving on foot more quickly than a typical walking pace allows, and requires one to increase the distance in the strides between each of the legs as to move forward faster than a walk or brisk walk. Running is generally considered an act for mobility or exercise.Usage: I must run to the bus station because I am running late for work. notice the use of run and running together, though the latter is actually a colloquial expression for falling behind one's schedule, and is not the proper use of the word running in a literal sence. That would be: I was running to the bus station.
(Verb) To sprint, jog, to go in a fast way or manner.
Usage: Bully: RUN FATTY RUN!!
Victim (Fatty): PANT, PANT, PANT.
Bully: You tired?!!!!
Victim (Fatty): PANT, PANT, PANT.
Bully: You tired?!!!!
(Verb) to walk or jog but a bit faster
Usage: To run, pick up your feet and go.
(Verb) To move or walk very quickly
Usage: You must run to get there in time.
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(Verb) walk in a hurried manner
(Verb) To move very quickly.
Usage: Would you like to run with me?
(Verb) To use your legs to move very fast, more quickly than walking.
Usage: Jenny had to run everyday at school.
(Verb) To move by foot in a fast way.
(Verb) an increased form of walking and jogging
Usage: I can run very far
(Verb) to move at a faster pace than walking
(Verb) To control or operate.
Usage: "See here, Roosevelt: I'm running this class!" Harvard 1870s professor, to Teddy, with his typical mix of brilliance and brashness.
(Verb) (American.) To be a candidate for elective office.
Usage: In 2012, Barack Obama ran for re-election. (Traditionally, a British man/woman would say he stood for re-election.)
to publish, to make the text or ad appear in a newspaper or magazine
(Verb) To go from place to place fast on your feet.
Usage: I will run tommorrow.
(Verb) When a person or thing moves their legs to move at a faster pace than walking.
Usage: Jim had to run to work so he wouldn't be late.
(Verb) to walk so fast that you sometimes lose contact with the ground
Usage: I run every day
(Verb) To move at a fast pace.
Usage: He ran to the store because it closed at 10.
(Verb) to move ones legs in a fast pace walk
Usage: i RAN to my house because I was scared
(Verb) to walk really fast.
(Verb) an action involving moving one foot in front of the other rapidly to create speed in movement often to cover a large amount of terrain.
Usage: The girl wanted to run across the grass.
(Verb) A fast physical movement
Usage: i need to run to the store.
(Verb) to pace quickly; to jog
Usage: i will run to you.
walk fast in order to exercise or to escape from something
(Verb) to move quickly
Usage: i like to run
(Verb) to move at a speed significantly faster than a walk.
Usage: "I like to run as fast as I can."
(Verb) walk very quickly
Usage: I run every morning to keep fit
(Verb) to walk really fast
Usage: i went for a run today, when all i usually do is walk
(Verb) the action of walking fast.
Usage: I run in the morning.
(Verb) walk very fast
to travel by foot at a fast pace
(Verb) moving your legs fast as they are touching the ground in a forward direction
Usage: I run very well.
(Verb) to move forward quickly by moving the legs in a movement similar to walking
Usage: He likes to run home from the gym.
(Verb) A human or an animal moving fast using his/her/its feet
(Verb) to move fast
Usage: look at that girl run
(Verb) to move quickly, faster than a walking pace
Usage: Run from the dog, Sal, quickly!
(Verb) The process of moving one's feet rapidly in order to cover more distance
Usage: I ran to the mall
(Verb) to walk very fast
(Verb) faster than when you walk
(Verb) Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Usage: Don't run--you'll be out of breath
(Verb) Walk very fast.
See: Jogging, Walking
Usage: I'm running, you ran, they aren't going to run.
(Verb) To go faster than walk.
Usage: I ran down the stairs.
(Verb) move quickly, trot
(Verb) to walk fast
(Verb) exercise done with feet
(Verb) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
Usage: I love to run.
(Verb) Go fast.
Usage: He runs the marathon every Saturday.
(Verb) To vigorously move
Usage: I will run today.
(Verb) Fast movement of the body
Usage: She was running to catch the bus
(Verb) an action of moving our feet faster than normal
Usage: My father's running after the bus!
(Verb) to go really fast
(Verb) fast walk (run)
Usage: she runs to her mom.
(Verb) walking really fast
Usage: I run to school every day
(Verb) move fast using your legs
(Verb) to move the feet
Usage: I ran away from my fears.
(Verb) to walk quickly with your feet leaving the ground
(Verb) to walk very fast.
Usage: i am running in a race.
(Verb) to sprint.
(Verb) to move swiftly so both feet leave the ground from each stride
Usage: run for the police, we need help!
(Verb) to use your leg muscles
Usage: i love to run
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