Definition of run

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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..

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Burton :: Burton (n.) A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part..
Uprun :: Uprun (v. i.) To run up; to ascend.
Appulse :: Appulse (n.) A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against..
Runaway :: Runaway (a.) Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage..
Running :: Running (a.) Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand..
Sleet :: Sleet (n.) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
Gerundive :: Gerundive (n.) The future passive participle; as, amandus, i. e., to be loved..
Wallower :: Wallower (n.) A lantern wheel; a trundle.
Signalman :: Signalman (n.) A man whose business is to manage or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by which railroad trains are run or warned..
Thigh :: Thigh (n.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.
Countercurrent :: Countercurrent (n.) A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.
Gauge :: Gauge (v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment..
Standing :: Standing (a.) Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed)..
Strand :: Strand (v. t.) To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship..
Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
Concourse :: Concourse (n.) A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence..
Run :: Run (a.) To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with on..
Gallop :: Gallop (v. i.) A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds..
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To cut off or cut out, as useless parts..
Inebriate :: Inebriate (v. i.) To become drunk.
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