Definition of running

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Running (n.) The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow..

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Inrunning :: Inrunning (n.) The act or the place of entrance; an inlet.
Preposition :: Preposition (n.) A word employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word; a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word; -- so called because usually placed before the word with which it is phrased; as, a bridge of iron; he comes from town; it is good for food; he escaped by running..
Otorrh/a :: Otorrh/a (n.) A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent discharge..
Race :: Race (n.) Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running..
Laving :: Laving (v. i.) Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as, a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant..
Sprent :: Sprengel pump () A form of air pump in which exhaustion is produced by a stream of mercury running down a narrow tube, in the manner of an aspirator; -- named from the inventor..
Hank :: Hank (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay..
Dart :: Dart (n.) A spear set as a prize in running.
Running :: Running (a.) Discharging pus; as, a running sore..
Denudation :: Denudation (n.) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water..
Glass :: Glass (v. t.) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time; an hourglass; and hence, the time in which such a vessel is exhausted of its sand..
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..
Curriculum :: Curriculum (n.) A race course; a place for running.
Murmur :: Murmur (v. i.) A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water..
Overrun :: Overrun (v. t.) To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.
Walk :: Walk (n.) The act of walking, or moving on the feet with a slow pace; advance without running or leaping..
Backboard :: Backboard (n.) A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddies into the interior of the wheel.
Running :: Running (a.) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine..
Shirr :: Shirr (n.) A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring, and gauging..
Run :: Run (n.) The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run..
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