Definition of run

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Run (v. i.) To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot..

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Wither-wrung :: Wither-wrung (a.) Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse..
Tubfish :: Tubfish (n.) The sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). See Illust. under Gurnard.
Munch :: Munch (v. t. & i.) To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls..
Run :: Run (n.) That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard..
Knife :: Knife (v. t.) To prune with the knife.
Stringed :: Strung (p. p.) of Strin.
Run :: Run (n.) The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; -- said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning..
Cassowary :: Cassowary (n.) A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc..
Befoul :: Befoul (a.) To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Corrasion :: Corrasion (n.) The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water..
Downhill :: Downhill (adv.) Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill..
Romanic :: Romanic (n.) Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc..
Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle..
Proin :: Proin (v. i.) To employed in pruning.
Runround :: Runround (n.) A felon or whitlow.
Overflow :: Overflow (v. i.) To run over the bounds.
Overrun :: Overrun (v. t.) To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length..
Pound :: Pound (v. i.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds..
Truncheon :: Truncheon (n.) A baton, or military staff of command..
Daggle :: Daggle (v. i.) To run, go, or trail one's self through water, mud, or slush; to draggle..
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