Noun Definition
run
1.Definition: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
"The defensive line braced to stop the run", "The coach put great emphasis on running"
Category: General2.Definition: a race between candidates for elective office
"I managed his campaign for governor", "He is raising money for a Senate run"
Related Noun(s):campaign
Category: General3.Definition: a race run on foot
"She broke the record for the half-mile run"
Related Noun(s):footrace
Category: General5.Definition: a row of unravelled stitches
"She got a run in her stocking"
Category: General6.Definition: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
"The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th", "Their first tally came in the 3rd inning"
Related Noun(s):tally
Category: General9.Definition: an unbroken chronological sequence
"The play had a long run on Broadway", "The team enjoyed a brief run of victories"
Category: General10.Definition: an unbroken series of events
"Had a streak of bad luck", "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
Related Noun(s):streak
Category: General11.Definition: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
"He broke into a run", "His daily run keeps him fit"
Category: General13.Definition: the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
"The assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
Category: General15.Definition: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
"A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
Category: General