run

/ˈrən/

Middle English ronnen, alteration of rinnen, intransitive verb (from Old English iernan, rinnan & Old Norse rinna) & of rennen, transitive verb, from Old Norse renna; akin to Old High German rinnan, intransitive verb, "to run," Sanskrit riṇāti "he causes to flow," and probably to Latin rivus "stream"

verb

  1. to go faster than a walk; specifically : to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step

  2. to move at a fast gallop

  3. flee, retreat, escape

noun

  1. an act or the action of running : continued rapid movement

  2. a quickened gallop

  3. a migration of fish (as up or down a river) especially to spawn; also : such fish in the process of migration

adjective

  1. being in a melted state

  2. made from molten material : cast in a mold

  3. having made a migration or spawning run

run butter

run metal