running away | the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be |
straight-arm | (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent |
straight ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party |
run running | the act of running, traveling on foot at a fast pace, he broke into a run, his daily run keeps him fit |
straight and narrow strait and narrow | the way of proper and honest behavior, he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow |
straight hang | a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides |
track running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
straight poker | poker in which each player gets cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards |
run running running play running game | (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 |
running | the act of administering or being in charge of something, he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time |
lunge straight thrust passado | (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward |
flat arch straight arch | an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados |
noose running noose slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
running board | a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars |
running shoe | a light comfortable shoe designed for running |
running stitch | small, even, hand stitches run in and out |
running suit | a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration |
sidelight running light | light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction, vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow |
straightaway straight | a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse |
straight chair side chair | a straight-backed chair without arms |
straight flute straight-fluted drill | a rock drill with flutes that are straight |
straight pin | pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end, used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together |
straight razor | a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use |
ability | the quality of being able to perform, a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment |
magical ability magical power | an ability to perform magic |
physical ability | the ability to perform some physical act, contrasting with mental ability |
straight sinus tentorial sinus sinus rectus | an unpaired sinus of the dura mater |
ability power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done, danger heightened his powers of discrimination |
brain brainpower learning ability mental capacity mentality wit | mental ability, he's got plenty of brains but no common sense |
capacity mental ability | the power to learn or retain knowledge, in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior |
natural ability | ability that is inherited |
running head running headline | a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book |
running title | the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head |
longhand running hand cursive cursive script | rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper |
straight face | a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement |
flying start running start | a quick and auspicious beginning |
flying start running start | a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line |
straight flush | a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit |
straight | a poker hand with consecutive cards (regardless of suit) |
straight chain | an open chain of atoms with no side chains |
heterosexual heterosexual person straight person straight | a heterosexual person, someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex |
running back | (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage |
running mate | a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices |
square shooter straight shooter straight arrow | a frank and honest person |
straight man second banana | a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian |
love-in-a-mist running pop wild water lemon Passiflora foetida | tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts, stems malodorous when crushed |
scarlet runner running postman Kennedia prostrata | hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers |
dewberry dewberry bush running blackberry | any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America |
running pine Lycopodium clavitum | a variety of club moss |
straight-line method straight-line method of depreciation | (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life |