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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Albertite :: Albertite (n.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A. /bert, New Brunswick..
Banyan :: Banyan (n.) A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men..
Log :: Log (v. t.) To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run..
Runaway :: Runaway (n.) The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday..
Scribble :: Scribble (v. t.) To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine.
Run :: Run (v. i.) To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; -- said of contraband or dutiable goods..
Elopement :: Elopement (n.) The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation..
Succor :: Succor (v. t.) To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city..
Parallel :: Parallel (a.) Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with.
Ren :: Ren (n.) A run.
Dispart :: Dispart (n.) A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore; -- called also dispart sight, and muzzle sight..
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..
Cherry :: Cherry (n.) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry)..
Irrigate :: Irrigate (v. t.) To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew.
Unstring :: Unstring (v. t.) Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear..
Caruncula :: Caruncula (n.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
Run :: Run (v. i.) To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line..
Truncated :: Truncated (a.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge..
Hydrometry :: Hydrometry (n.) The art or operation of measuring the velocity or discharge of running water, as in rivers, etc..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The trunk, stem, or stalk of a plant..
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