ALL meanings of run after
run af·ter
R r - verb with object run after to convey or transport, as in a vessel or vehicle: I'll run you home in my car. 1
- verb with object run after to cause to pass quickly: He ran his eyes over the letter. She ran a comb through her hair. 1
- verb with object run after to get past or through: to run a blockade. 1
- verb with object run after (of drivers or cyclists) to disregard (a red or amber traffic light) and continue ahead without stopping. 1
- verb with object run after to smuggle (contraband goods): to run guns across the border. 1
- verb with object run after to work, operate, or drive: Can you run a tractor? 1
- verb with object run after to publish, print, or make copies of, as on a printing press (sometimes followed by off): Run off 3000 of these posters. The newspapers ran the story on page one. 1
- verb with object run after to process, refine, manufacture, or subject to an analysis or treatment: The doctor wanted to run a blood test. The factory ran 50,000 gallons of paint a day. 1
- verb with object run after to keep operating or going, as a machine: They ran the presses 24 hours a day. 1
- verb with object run after to keep (a motor) idling for an indefinite period: On cold days he would run the car motor to prevent stalling. 1
- verb with object run after 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 run after to sponsor, support, or nominate (a person) as a candidate for election. 1
- verb with object run after to manage or conduct: to run a business; to run one's own life. 1
- verb with object run after Computers. to process (the instructions in a program) by computer. 1
- verb with object run after (in some games, as billiards) to continue or complete a series of successful strokes, shots, or the like. 1
- verb with object run after 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 run after 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 run after to cause (a liquid) to flow: to run the water for a bath. 1
- verb with object run after to fill (a tub or bath) with water: She ran a hot tub for him. 1
- verb with object run after to give forth or flow with (a liquid); pour forth or discharge: The well ran 500 barrels of oil daily. 1
- verb with object run after 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 run after to cause to move easily, freely, or smoothly: to run a rope in a pulley. 1
- verb with object run after 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 run after to sew or use a running stitch: to run a seam. 1
- verb with object run after 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 run after 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 run after 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 run after to graze; pasture: They run sixty head of cattle on their ranch. 1
- verb with object run after 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 run after Carpentry. to make (millwork) from boards. 1
- verb with object run after to cause to fuse and flow, as metal for casting in a mold. 1
- verb with object run after 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 run after to cost (an amount or approximate amount): This watch runs $30. 1
- verb with object run after to cost (a person) an amount or approximate amount: The car repair will run you a couple of hundred at least. 1
- noun run after an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast. 1
- noun run after a hurrying to or from some point, as on an errand: a run to reach the store before it closes. 1
- noun run after a fleeing, especially in great haste; flight: a run from the police who were hot on his trail. 1
- noun run after a running pace: The boys set out at a run. 1
- noun run after 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 run after distance covered, as by racing, running, or during a trip: a three-mile run. 1
- noun run after 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 run after Computers. a single instance of carrying out the sequence of instructions in a program. 1
- noun run after 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 run after a quick trip for a short stay at a place: to take a run up to New York. 1
- noun run after 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 run after 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 run after Journalism. beat (def 40b). 1
- noun run after 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 run after the amount of anything produced in such a period: a daily run of 400,000 gallons of paint. 1
- noun run after pressrun. 1