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 |
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 |
meet sports meeting | a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held |
swimming meet swim meet | a swimming competition between two or more teams |
track meet | a track and field competition between two or more teams |
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 |
meet encounter play take on | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle, Princeton plays Yale this weekend, Charlie likes to play Mary |
meet satisfy fill fulfill fulfil | fill or meet a want or need |
touch adjoin meet contact | be in direct physical contact with, make contact, The two buildings touch, Their hands touched, The wire must not contact the metal cover, The surfaces contact at this point |
meet | meet by design, be present at the arrival of, Can you meet me at the train station? |
meet up with | meet with by appointment, She met up with her former lover |
meet run into encounter run across come across see | come together, I'll probably see you at the meeting, How nice to see you again! |
suffer meet | undergo or suffer, meet a violent death, suffer a terrible fate |
meet gather assemble forgather foregather | collect in one place, We assembled in the church basement, Let's gather in the dining room |
meet get together | get together socially or for a specific purpose |
meet match cope with | satisfy or fulfill, meet a need, this job doesn't match my dreams |
meet | get to know, get acquainted with, I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!, we met in Singapore |
meet fit conform to | satisfy a condition or restriction, Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree? |
converge meet | be adjacent or come together, The lines converge at this point |
meet encounter receive | experience as a reaction, My proposal met with much opposition |
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 |
fitting meet | being precisely fitting and right, it is only meet that she should be seated first |
linear running(a) | measured lengthwise, cost of lumber per running foot |