run

A small stream.

A race between candidates for elective office.

“he is raising money for a Senate run”

The act of testing something.

The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace.

“he broke into a run”

“his daily run keeps him fit”

A race run on foot.

“she broke the record for the half-mile run”

An unbroken series of events.

“Nicklaus had a run of birdies”

The pouring forth of a fluid.

(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team.

“the defensive line braced to stop the run”

“the coach put great emphasis on running”

Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

“She is running a relief operation in the Sudan”

Extend or continue for a certain period of time.

“The film runs 5 hours”

Include as the content; broadcast or publicize.

Pass over, across, or through.

Travel a route regularly.

Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine.

“run a new program on the Mac”

Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.

“If you see this man, run!”

Cause something to pass or lead somewhere.

Have a particular form.

“the story or argument runs as follows”

Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.

“These dresses run small”

Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.

“Service runs all the way to Cranbury”

Cause to emit recorded audio or video.

Keep company.

“the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring”

Change or be different within limits.

“Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent”

Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor.

Continue to exist.

Perform as expected when applied.

“Does this old car still run well?”

Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.

Be diffused.

“These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run”

Move along, of liquids.

Progress by being changed.

“run through your presentation before the meeting”