| running away | the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be |
run
running | the act of running, traveling on foot at a fast pace, he broke into a run, his daily run keeps him fit |
track
running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
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 |
control
controller | a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine, the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly, I turned the controls over to her |
| disk controller | (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive |
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 |
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 |
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 |
accountant
comptroller
controller | someone who maintains and audits business accounts |
restrainer
controller | a person who directs and restrains |
| 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 |
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 |
| running | the state of being in operation, the engine is running smoothly |
| running time | the length of time that a movie or tv show runs |
| running(a) | continually repeated over a period of time, a running joke among us |
running(a)
operative
functional
working(a) | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing, in running (or working) order, a functional set of brakes |
| running(a) | executed or initiated by running, running plays worked better than pass plays, took a running jump, a running start |
| running(a) | (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream, as mountain stream with freely running water, hovels without running water |
| running(a) | of advancing the ball by running, the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays |
linear
running(a) | measured lengthwise, cost of lumber per running foot |