runner

A2
Pronunciation
/ˈɹʌnə/
/ˈɹʌnɚ/
Noun
42 definition(s)
1 Definition

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

Example Sentences
  • I just got back from my morning run.
2 Definition

Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip.

Example Sentences
  • I need to make a run to the store.
3 Definition

A pleasure trip.

Example Sentences
  • Let's go for a run in the car.
4 Definition

Flight, instance or period of fleeing.

5 Definition

Migration (of fish).

6 Definition

A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.

7 Definition

A path taken by literal movement or figuratively

8 Definition

An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.

Example Sentences
  • He set up a rabbit run.
9 Definition

Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.

10 Definition

State of being current; currency; popularity.

11 Definition

Continuous or sequential

12 Definition

A flow of liquid; a leak.

Example Sentences
  • The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.
13 Definition

(West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)

Example Sentences
  • The military campaign near that creek was known as "The battle of Bull Run".
14 Definition

A quick pace, faster than a walk.

Example Sentences
  • He broke into a run.
15 Definition

A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.

Example Sentences
  • Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.
16 Definition

Any sudden large demand for something.

Example Sentences
  • There was a run on Christmas presents.
17 Definition

Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces

18 Definition

A standard or unexceptional group or category.

Example Sentences
  • He stood out from the usual run of applicants.
19 Definition

In sports

20 Definition

A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.

Example Sentences
  • I have a run in my stocking.
21 Definition

The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.

22 Definition

The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.

23 Definition

A pair or set of millstones.

24 Definition

(usually in the phrase 'do a runner') A quick escape away from a scene.

Example Sentences
  • He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.
25 Definition

A deserter.

26 Definition

A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.

Synonyms
sneaker trainer
27 Definition

Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.

28 Definition

A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.

Example Sentences
  • After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.
29 Definition

A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).

30 Definition

An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.

Example Sentences
  • Is that old Mercedes on the forecourt a runner? / No, it has no gearbox.
31 Definition

A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.

Example Sentences
  • The red runner makes the table so festive.
32 Definition

A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.

Example Sentences
  • How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall.
33 Definition

A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.

34 Definition

A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.

35 Definition

A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.

36 Definition

A competitor in a poker tournament.

37 Definition

A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.

38 Definition

A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.

39 Definition

(sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.

40 Definition

A rope to increase the power of a tackle.

41 Definition

A speedrunner.

42 Definition

An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.

Example Sentences
  • This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste any more time on it.