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ALL meanings of ran

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  • verb with object ran to allow (a ship, automobile, etc.) to depart from a safe, proper, or given route, as by negligence or error: He ran the ship aground. She ran the car up on the curb. 1
  • verb with object ran to sponsor, support, or nominate (a person) as a candidate for election. 1
  • verb with object ran to manage or conduct: to run a business; to run one's own life. 1
  • verb with object ran Computers. to process (the instructions in a program) by computer. 1
  • verb with object ran (in some games, as billiards) to continue or complete a series of successful strokes, shots, or the like. 1
  • verb with object ran Cards. to lead a series (of one's assured tricks or winners in a given suit): He ran the heart suit before leading spades. 1
  • verb with object ran to expose oneself to or be exposed to (a chance, risk, etc.): Through his habitual lateness he ran the danger of being fired. 1
  • verb with object ran to cause (a liquid) to flow: to run the water for a bath. 1
  • verb with object ran to fill (a tub or bath) with water: She ran a hot tub for him. 1
  • verb with object ran to give forth or flow with (a liquid); pour forth or discharge: The well ran 500 barrels of oil daily. 1
  • verb with object ran to charge (an item or items) as on a charge account or to accumulate (bills) to be paid all at one time: He ran a large monthly tab at the club. 1
  • verb with object ran to cause to move easily, freely, or smoothly: to run a rope in a pulley. 1
  • verb with object ran Golf. to cause (a golf ball) to move forward along the ground after landing from a stroke: He ran his ball seven feet past the hole. 1
  • verb with object ran to sew or use a running stitch: to run a seam. 1
  • verb with object ran to cause stitches in (a garment or fabric) to unravel or come undone: to run a stocking on a protruding nail. 1
  • verb with object ran 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 ran 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 ran to graze; pasture: They run sixty head of cattle on their ranch. 1
  • verb with object ran 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 ran Carpentry. to make (millwork) from boards. 1
  • verb with object ran to cause to fuse and flow, as metal for casting in a mold. 1
  • verb with object ran 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 ran to cost (an amount or approximate amount): This watch runs $30. 1
  • verb with object ran to cost (a person) an amount or approximate amount: The car repair will run you a couple of hundred at least. 1
  • adjective ran melted or liquefied: run butter. 1
  • adjective ran poured in a melted state; run into and cast in a mold: run bronze. 1
  • idioms ran a run for one's money, close or keen competition: The out-of-town team gave us a run for our money. enjoyment or profit in return for one's expense: This may not be the best tool kit, but it will give you a run for your money. 1
  • idioms ran in the long run, in the course of long experience; in the end: Retribution will come, in the long run. 1
  • idioms ran in the short run, as an immediate or temporary outcome: Recession may be averted in the short run if policy changes are made now. 1
  • idioms ran on the run, moving quickly; hurrying about: He's so busy, he's always on the run. while running or in a hurry: I usually eat breakfast on the run. escaping or hiding from the police: He was on the run for two years. 1
  • idioms ran run afoul of, Nautical. to collide with so as to cause damage and entanglement. to incur or become subject to the wrath or ill will of: to run afoul of the law; He argued with his father and has run afoul of him ever since. 1
  • idioms ran run for it, to hurry away or flee, especially to evade something: You had better run for it before anyone else arrives. 1
  • idioms ran run in place, to go through the motions of running without leaving one's original place. to exist or work without noticeable change, progress, or improvement. 1
  • idioms ran run out of gas, Informal. to exhaust or lose one's energy, enthusiasm, etc.: After the first game of tennis, I ran out of gas and had to rest. to falter for lack of impetus, ideas, capital, etc.: The economic recovery seems to be running out of gas. 1
  • idioms ran run scared, to be thrown into a state of fear or uncertainty because of a perceived threat; be apprehensive about survival or the future: Many businesses are running scared because of increasing competition. 1
  • verb ran simple past tense of run. 1
  • noun ran a hurrying to or from some point, as on an errand: a run to reach the store before it closes. 1
  • noun ran a fleeing, especially in great haste; flight: a run from the police who were hot on his trail. 1
  • noun ran a running pace: The boys set out at a run. 1
  • noun ran 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 ran distance covered, as by racing, running, or during a trip: a three-mile run. 1
  • noun ran 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 ran Computers. a single instance of carrying out the sequence of instructions in a program. 1
  • noun ran 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 ran a quick trip for a short stay at a place: to take a run up to New York. 1
  • noun ran 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 ran 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 ran Journalism. beat (def 40b). 1
  • noun ran 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 ran the amount of anything produced in such a period: a daily run of 400,000 gallons of paint. 1
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