2run noun
plural runs 1 [count] : an act of running
▪ He goes for a six-mile run every evening. ▪ She took the dogs out for a run. ▪ When they realized they might miss the train, they broke into a run. [=started running] ▪ The robbers heard the police sirens and made a run for it. [=ran away to avoid being captured] ▪ The dog was coming toward us at a run. [=the dog was running toward us] — see also hit-and-run 2 [count] a : a continuous series of similar things — often + of ▪ We had a long run of cloudy days. ▪ a run of good/bad luck ▪ a long run of wins/losses
b : a continuous series of performances or showings
▪ The play had a run of six months on Broadway. = The play had a six-month run on Broadway. 3 [count] : the amount of a product that is produced at one time — often + of ▪ The book had a print run of 10,000 copies. [=10,000 copies of the book were printed at the one time] 4 [count] US : an attempt to win or do something
▪ The team is making a run at the championship. [=the team is playing well and has a chance to win the championship] ▪ She made an unsuccessful run for a seat in the Senate. [=she tried to be elected to a seat in the Senate, but she lost the election] ▪ (informal) “I can't solve this math problem.” “Let me take a run at it.” [=let me try it] 5 [singular] : the usual or normal kind of person or thing
▪ She's not like the average/normal/general/usual run of students. [=she's not like most students] ▪ The place is different from the usual run of restaurants. 6 [count] a : a score made in baseball when a player reaches home plate after going around the bases
▪ The home team took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth (inning). ▪ a three-run lead — see also home run
b : a score made in cricket 7 [count] American football : a play in which a player tries to move the ball forward by running with it
▪ He scored on a 25-yard run. 8 a [count] : a regular journey that is made by a bus, train, etc.
▪ The bus makes four runs daily. ▪ a delivery run ▪ (Brit) the school run [=a regular trip in which parents take their children to or from school each day] ▪ The planes were sent out on a bomb/bombing run.
b [singular] : a short trip in a vehicle
▪ I have to make a quick run to the store. 9 [count] : a track that slopes down and that is used for skiing, sledding, etc.
▪ a ski run [=slope] ▪ a bobsled run 10 [count] : a path that is used regularly by animals
▪ a deer run — see also rat run 11 [count] : an enclosed area for animals where they feed and exercise
▪ a chicken run 12 [count] US : a long hole in a stocking
▪ She had a run in her stocking/nylons. —called also (Brit) ladder 13 [count] music : a series of notes that are sung or played quickly up or down a scale 14 [count] : a situation in which many people want to have, get, or do something at the same time — usually singular — usually + on ▪ There's been a big run on tickets for the game. [=a lot of people have been trying to get tickets for the game] ▪ There was a run on the bank. [=a lot of people were taking their money out of the bank because they were afraid that the bank would fail] 15 [count] : the general way in which something is moving or changing
▪ Investors are anxiously watching the run of the stock market. [=are watching to see if the stock market is going up or down] 16 the runs informal : diarrhea
▪ a bad case of the runs 17 [count] technical : an occurrence in which a large number of fish (such as salmon) swim up a river to return to the place where they were hatched and produce young
▪ a salmon run
▪ He goes for a six-mile run every evening. ▪ She took the dogs out for a run. ▪ When they realized they might miss the train, they broke into a run. [=started running] ▪ The robbers heard the police sirens and made a run for it. [=ran away to avoid being captured] ▪ The dog was coming toward us at a run. [=the dog was running toward us] — see also hit-and-run
b : a continuous series of performances or showings
▪ The play had a run of six months on Broadway. = The play had a six-month run on Broadway.
▪ The team is making a run at the championship. [=the team is playing well and has a chance to win the championship] ▪ She made an unsuccessful run for a seat in the Senate. [=she tried to be elected to a seat in the Senate, but she lost the election] ▪ (informal) “I can't solve this math problem.” “Let me take a run at it.” [=let me try it]
▪ She's not like the average/normal/general/usual run of students. [=she's not like most students] ▪ The place is different from the usual run of restaurants.
▪ The home team took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth (inning). ▪ a three-run lead — see also home run
b : a score made in cricket
▪ He scored on a 25-yard run.
▪ The bus makes four runs daily. ▪ a delivery run ▪ (Brit) the school run [=a regular trip in which parents take their children to or from school each day] ▪ The planes were sent out on a bomb/bombing run.
b [singular] : a short trip in a vehicle
▪ I have to make a quick run to the store.
▪ a ski run [=slope] ▪ a bobsled run
▪ a deer run — see also rat run
▪ a chicken run
▪ She had a run in her stocking/nylons. —called also (Brit) ladder
▪ Investors are anxiously watching the run of the stock market. [=are watching to see if the stock market is going up or down]
▪ a bad case of the runs
▪ a salmon run
a run for your money
◊Someone who gives you a (good) run for your money in a game or contest makes it difficult for you to win by trying hard and playing or performing well.
▪ Though they lost, they gave last year's champions a run for their money.
▪ Though they lost, they gave last year's champions a run for their money.
on the run 1 a : running away from someone in order to avoid being captured
▪ an escaped convict on the run ▪ He is on the run from the cops.
b : running away because you are about to be defeated
▪ The army had the enemy on the run. 2 : while going somewhere or while doing something else
▪ We ate lunch on the run. 3 informal : continuously busy
▪ He's always on the run.
▪ an escaped convict on the run ▪ He is on the run from the cops.
b : running away because you are about to be defeated
▪ The army had the enemy on the run.
▪ We ate lunch on the run.
▪ He's always on the run.
the run of
: the freedom to go anywhere or do anything you want in (a place)
▪ With his parents gone, he had the run of the house.
▪ With his parents gone, he had the run of the house.
