Definition of running

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Running (a.) Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running..

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Saltarello :: Saltarello (n.) A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See Tarantella..
Outrunning :: Outrunning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Outru.
Hand :: Hand (n.) Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature..
Conveyor :: Conveyor (n.) A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough, an endless belt with buckets, or a truck running along a rope..
Eddy :: Eddy (n.) A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current..
Mooruk :: Mooruk (n.) A species of cassowary (Casuarius Bennetti) found in New Britain, and noted for its agility in running and leaping. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary. Its crest is biloted; the neck and breast are black; the back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the neck, blue..
Pound :: Pound (v. i.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds..
Grosgrain :: Grosgrain (a.) Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.
Step :: Step (v. i.) The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps..
Running :: Running (a.) Discharging pus; as, a running sore..
Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water..
Heel :: Heel (v. t.) To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like..
Running :: Running (a.) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine..
Torrent :: Torrent (n.) A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice..
Courant :: Courant (a.) Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.
Ostrich :: Ostrich (n.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high..
Concourse :: Concourse (n.) A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence..
Buzzsaw :: Buzzsaw () A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.
Running :: Running (n.) The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow..
Ripple :: Ripple (v. i.) To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain..
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