- running
- running [run′iŋ]n.1. the act of a person or thing that runs (in various senses); racing, managing, proceeding, etc.2. the condition of a track with reference to its use in a race3.a) that which runs, or flowsb) the amount or quantity that runsadj.1. moving, passing, or advancing rapidly2.a) run at a rapid gait [a running race]b) trained to race at this gait: said of a horse3. flowing [running water]4. cursive: said of handwriting5. melting; becoming liquid or fluid6. discharging liquid; esp., discharging pus, etc. [a running sore]7. creeping or climbing: said of plants8. going, or in operation, as machinery9. in a straight line; linear: said of measurement [a running foot]10. going on, extending, etc. without interruption; continuous [a running commentary, a running pattern]11. prevalent [running costs]12. in progress; current [a running account]13. concurrent; simultaneous [a running translation]14. moving or going easily or smoothly15. moving when pulled, as a rope16. done in a run with a running start [a running jump]17. of the normal run (of a train, bus, etc.) [running time]18. of or appropriate for running for exercise or sport [a running shoe]adv.in succession; consecutively [for five days running]——————in the running or out of the runningin (or out of) the competition; having a (or no) chance to win
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.