ALL meanings of on the run
on the run
O o - verb with object on the run to bring, lead, or force into a certain state or condition: He ran his troops into an ambush. They ran themselves into debt. 1
- verb with object on the run to drive, force, or thrust: to run a nail into a board; to run one's head against a wall; to run one's hand into one's pocket. 1
- verb with object on the run to graze; pasture: They run sixty head of cattle on their ranch. 1
- verb with object on the run to extend (something) in a particular direction or to a given point or place: to run a partition across a room; to run a telephone cable from Boston to Buffalo. 1
- verb with object on the run Carpentry. to make (millwork) from boards. 1
- verb with object on the run to cause to fuse and flow, as metal for casting in a mold. 1
- verb with object on the run to draw, trace, or mark out, as a line: to run a line over a surface; to run a line through a word. 1
- verb with object on the run to cost (an amount or approximate amount): This watch runs $30. 1
- verb with object on the run to cost (a person) an amount or approximate amount: The car repair will run you a couple of hundred at least. 1
- noun on the run an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast. 1
- noun on the run a hurrying to or from some point, as on an errand: a run to reach the store before it closes. 1
- noun on the run a fleeing, especially in great haste; flight: a run from the police who were hot on his trail. 1
- noun on the run a running pace: The boys set out at a run. 1
- noun on the run an act or instance or a period of moving rapidly, as in a boat or automobile: a run to shore before the storm. 1
- noun on the run distance covered, as by racing, running, or during a trip: a three-mile run. 1
- noun on the run an act or instance or a period of traveling or moving between two places; trip: a truck on its daily run from farm to market; a nonstop run from Louisville to Memphis. 1
- noun on the run Computers. a single instance of carrying out the sequence of instructions in a program. 1
- noun on the run Golf. the distance that a golf ball moves along the ground after landing from a stroke: He got a seven-foot run with his chip shot. 1
- noun on the run a quick trip for a short stay at a place: to take a run up to New York. 1
- noun on the run Military. bomb run. any portion of a military flight during which the aircraft flies directly toward the target in order to begin its attack: a strafing run. 1
- noun on the run Aeronautics. the rapid movement, under its own power, of an aircraft on a runway, water, or another surface. a routine flight from one place to another: the evening run from New York to London. 1
- noun on the run Journalism. beat (def 40b). 1
- noun on the run an interval or period during which something, as a machine, operates or continues operating: They kept each press in the plant on a 14-hour run. 1
- noun on the run the amount of anything produced in such a period: a daily run of 400,000 gallons of paint. 1
- noun on the run pressrun. 1
- noun on the run a line or place in knitted work where a series of stitches have slipped out or come undone: a run in a stocking. 1
- noun on the run onward movement, development, progress, course, etc.: the run of our business from a small store to a large chain. 1
- noun on the run the direction of something or of its component elements: the run of the grain of wood. 1
- noun on the run the particular course, order, or tendency of something: the normal run of events. 1
- noun on the run freedom to move around in, pass through, or use something: to allow one's guests the run of the house. 1
- noun on the run any rapid or easy course of progress: a run from trainee to supervisor. 1
- noun on the run a continuous series of performances, as of a play: a long run on Broadway. 1
- noun on the run an uninterrupted course of some state or condition; a spell: a run of good luck; a run of good weather. 1
- noun on the run a continuous extent of something, as a vein of ore. 1
- noun on the run an uninterrupted series or sequence of things, events, etc.: a run of 30 scoreless innings. 1
- noun on the run a sequence of cards in a given suit: a heart run. 1
- noun on the run Cribbage. a sequence of three or more cards in consecutive denominations without regard to suits. 1
- noun on the run any extensive continued demand, sale, or the like: a run on umbrellas on a rainy day. 1
- noun on the run a series of sudden and urgent demands for payment, as on a bank. 1
- noun on the run a period of being in demand or favor with the public: Her last book had a briefer run than her first. 1
- noun on the run a period during which liquid flows: They kept each oil well on an eight-hour run. 1
- noun on the run the amount that flows during such a period: a run of 500 barrels a day. 1
- noun on the run a small stream; brook; rivulet. 1
- noun on the run a flow or rush, as of water: The snow melting on the mountains caused a run of water into the valley. 1
- noun on the run a kind or class, as of goods: a superior run of blouses. 1
- noun on the run the typical, ordinary, or average kind: The run of 19th-century novels tends to be of a sociological nature. 1
- noun on the run an inclined course, as on a slope, designed or used for a specific purpose: a bobsled run; a run for training beginning skiers. 1
- noun on the run a fairly large enclosure within which domestic animals may move about freely; runway: a chicken run. 1
- noun on the run Australian. a large sheep ranch or area of grazing land. 1
- noun on the run the beaten track or usual trail used by deer or other wild animals; runway. 1