Run I Make Rʌn Running Series Play Things

• i go for a run every morning.
• a five-mile run
• catching sight of her he broke into a run (= started running).
• i decided to make a run for it (= to escape by running).

run

1. an act of running; a period of time spent running or the distance that somebody runs
• see also fun run
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fun-run
• I go for a run every morning.
• a five-mile run
• Catching sight of her he broke into a run (= started running).
• I decided to make a run for it (= to escape by running).
• She took the stairs at a run.
2. a trip by car, plane, boat, etc., especially a short one or one that is made regularly
• see also milk run
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/milk-run
• They took the car out for a run.
• This ferry operates on the Dover-Calais run.
3. a period of something good or bad happening; a series of successes or failures
• synonym spell
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spell_2
• a run of good/bad luck
• Liverpool lost to Leeds, ending an unbeaten run of 18 games.
4. a series of performances of a play or film/movie
• The show had a record-breaking run in the London theatre.
5. the amount of a product that a company decides to make at one time
• The first print run of 6 000 copies sold out.
6. a situation when many people sell dollars, etc. and the value of the money falls
7. a situation when many people suddenly want to take their money out of a bank
8. a situation when many people suddenly want to buy something
• a run on the band’s latest CD
9. the way things usually happen; the way things seem to be happening on a particular occasion
• In the normal run of things the only exercise he gets is climbing in and out of taxis.
• Wise scored in the 15th minute against the run of play (= although the other team had seemed more likely to score).
10. a sloping track used in skiing and some other sports
• See related entries: Winter sports
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/winter_sports/run_10
• a ski/toboggan, etc. run
11. a point scored in the game of cricket or baseball
• see also home run
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/home-run
• Our team won by four runs.
12. an act of trying to get elected to public office
• He made an unsuccessful run for governor in 2008.
13. a confined area in which animals or birds are kept as pets or on a farm
• See related entries: Animal farming
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/animal_farming/run_9
• a chicken run
14. a series of notes sung or played quickly up or down the scale
15. a series of cards held by one player
• = ladder
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ladder_1
• = diarrhoea
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/diarrhoea
16. the average type of something
• He was very different from the general run of movie stars.
17. to make somebody try very hard, using all their skill and effort, in order to beat you in a game or competition
18. to give somebody/get/have permission to make full use of something
• Her dogs have the run of the house.
19. concerning a longer period in the future
• This measure inevitably means higher taxes in the long run.
20. concerning the immediate future
• In the short run, unemployment may fall.
21. trying to avoid being captured
• He's on the run from the police.
22. continuously active and moving around
• I've been on the run all day and I'm exhausted.
• Here are some quick recipes for when you're eating on the run (= in a hurry).

Extra Examples

• He’s only made four home runs all season.
• I usually eat breakfast on the run.
• I’m going on a fun run tomorrow.
• In the normal run of things the only exercise he gets is climbing in and out of taxis.
• Let’s go for a run before dinner.
• Manchester United have finally ended their run of victories.
• Our team is on 90 runs.
• Senator Blake’s run for the presidency
• She took the stairs at a run.
• She was very different from the general run of American movie stars.
• Spurs have had a winning run of ten games.
• The Ethiopian is aiming to produce his second record-breaking run of the week.
• The local council has organized a two-mile fun run for charity.
• The play had a long run in the West End.
• The prisoners have now been on the run for three days.
• The show has had its run extended till March.
• They play began its run last June.
• They’ve got another run!
• Villa scored in the 15th minute against the run of play.
• We went for a run in his new car.
• When he saw me he broke into a run.
• a print run of 20 000
• a run of good/bad luck
• The show is enjoying a record-breaking run at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Word Origin

• Old English rinnan, irnan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse rinna, renna. The current form with -u- in the present tense is first recorded in the 16th cent.