running

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 race
3.
a) that which runs, or flows
b) the amount or quantity that runs
adj.
1. moving, passing, or advancing rapidly
2.
a) run at a rapid gait [a running race]
b) trained to race at this gait: said of a horse
3. flowing [running water]
4. cursive: said of handwriting
5. melting; becoming liquid or fluid
6. discharging liquid; esp., discharging pus, etc. [a running sore]
7. creeping or climbing: said of plants
8. going, or in operation, as machinery
9. 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 smoothly
15. moving when pulled, as a rope
16. 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 running
in (or out of) the competition; having a (or no) chance to win

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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