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Lope :: Lope (n.) An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps..

Kneck :: Kneck (n.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out..

Rack :: Rack (a.) A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot..

Banquette :: Banquette (n.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy..

Running :: Running (a.) Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.

Roulade :: Roulade (n.) A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios..

Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water..

Hayrack :: Hayrack (n.) A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging..

Encounter :: Encounter (v. t.) A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview.

Run :: Run (n.) The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run..

Dart :: Dart (n.) A spear set as a prize in running.

Sandglass :: Sandglass (n.) An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See Hourglass.

Knot :: Knot (n.) A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.

Zigzag :: Zigzag (a.) Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course..

Confluent :: Confluent (a.) Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules..

Walk :: Walk (v. i.) To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground..

Median :: Median (a.) Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove..

Hayward :: Hayward (n.) An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large..

Omnibus :: Omnibus (n.) A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances..

Brawl :: Brawl (v. i.) To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones..

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