Definition of run

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Run (v. i.) To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn..

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Valley :: Valley (n.) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle..
Sledding :: Sledding (n.) The state of the snow which admits of the running of sleds; as, the sledding is good..
Cross-birth :: Cross-birth (n.) Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus..
Lethe :: Lethe (n.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.
Unicostate :: Unicostate (a.) Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf.
Runner :: Runner (n.) The rotating stone of a set of millstones.
Boxfish :: Boxfish (n.) The trunkfish.
Wing :: Wing (n.) One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming..
Boom :: Boom (n.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc..
Current :: Current (a.) Running or moving rapidly.
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To cut off or cut out, as useless parts..
Skedaddle :: Skedaddle (v. i.) To betake one's self to flight, as if in a panic; to flee; to run away..
Razee :: Razee (v. t.) To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article..
Ront :: Ront (n.) A runt.
Pylangium :: Pylangium (n.) The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the amphibian heart.
Sharp :: Sharp (n.) A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
Sea Room :: Sea room () Room or space at sea for a vessel to maneuver, drive, or scud, without peril of running ashore or aground..
Hank :: Hank (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay..
Race :: Race (n.) Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running..
Controller :: Controller (n.) An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged..
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