Definition of running

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Running (n.) That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still..

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Counter-courant :: Counter-courant (a.) Running in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coast of arms.
Hound :: Hound (n.) A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
Walk :: Walk (n.) The act of walking, or moving on the feet with a slow pace; advance without running or leaping..
Outrun :: Outrun (v. t.) To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond..
Sanguifluous :: Sanguifluous (a.) Flowing or running with blood.
Subterfuge :: Subterfluous (a.) Running under or beneath.
Appulse :: Appulse (n.) A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against..
Light-footed :: Light-footed (a.) Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris..
Pound :: Pound (v. i.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds..
Courser :: Courser (n.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family..
Gallinule :: Gallinule (n.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule
Intercurrent :: Intercurrent (a.) Running between or among; intervening.
Excursion :: Excursion () A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
Florid :: Florid (a.) Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations..
Encounter :: Encounter (v. t.) A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview.
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (v. t.) To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest..
Tram :: Tram (n.) A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore..
Decursive :: Decursive (a.) Running down; decurrent.
Runaway :: Runaway (n.) The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday..
Hip :: Hip (n.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions..
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