Run (Red Flag song) definition

noun

(1) 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"

(2) The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

"He broke into a run"

"His daily run keeps him fit"

(3) A regular trip

"The ship made its run in record time"

(4) A short trip

"Take a run into town"

(5) (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"

(6) The act of testing something

"In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"

"He called each flip of the coin a new trial"

(7) An unbroken chronological sequence

"The play had a long run on Broadway"

"The team enjoyed a brief run of victories"

(8) The pouring forth of a fluid

(9) A row of unravelled stitches

"She got a run in her stocking"

(10) A race run on foot

"She broke the record for the half-mile run"

(11) A race between candidates for elective office

"I managed his campaign for governor"

"He is raising money for a Senate run"

(12) An unbroken series of events

"Had a streak of bad luck"

"Nicklaus had a run of birdies"

(13) A small stream

(14) The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)

"A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"

(15) Unrestricted freedom to use

"He has the run of the house"

(16) 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"

verb

(17) Become undone

"The sweater unraveled"

(18) Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

"Her nylons were running"

(19) Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

"Melt butter"

"Melt down gold"

"The wax melted in the sun"

(20) Cause to perform

"Run a subject"

"Run a process"

(21) Progress by being changed

"The speech has to go through several more drafts"

"Run through your presentation before the meeting"

(22) Change from one state to another

"Run amok"

"Run rogue"

"Run riot"

(23) Compete in a race

"He is running the Marathon this year"

"Let's race and see who gets there first"

(24) Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

"Who's running for treasurer this year?"

(25) Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

"Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"

"The dogs are running deer"

"The Duke hunted in these woods"