What is "running"

Running \Run"ning\, a.

1. Moving or advancing by running. Specifically, of a horse:

   1. Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.

   2. trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
      --Law.

2. Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.

3. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.

4. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation. ``A running conquest.''
   --Milton.

   What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?
   --Hare.

5. (Bot.) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.

6. (Med.) Discharging pus; as, a running sore.

   Running block (Mech.), a block in an arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is raised or lowered.

   Running board, a narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive.

Running \Run"ning\, n. The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.

2. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.

3. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.

At long running, in the long run. [Obs.]
--Jer. Taylor.

Run \Run\, v. i. [imp. Ranor Run; p. p. Run; p. pr. & vb. n. Running.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D. runnen, rennen, OS. & OHG. rinnan, G. rinnen, rennen, Icel. renna, rinna, Sw. rinna, r["a]nna, Dan. rinde, rende, Goth. rinnan, and perh. to L. oriri to rise, Gr. ? to stir up, rouse, Skr. ? (cf. Origin), or perh. to L. rivus brook (cf. Rival). [root]1

1. Cf. Ember, a., Rennet.] 1. To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog. Specifically:

2. Of voluntary or personal action:

   1. To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.

      ``Ha, ha, the fox!'' and after him they ran.
      --Chaucer.

   2. To flee, as from fear or danger.

      As from a bear a man would run for life.
      --Shak.

   3. To steal off; to depart secretly.

   4. To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.

      Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
      --1 Cor. ix. 24.

   5. To pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; -- often with in or into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt.

      Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my heart with grief and run distracted?
      --Addison.

   6. To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle.

   7. To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation; as, to run from one subject to another.

      Virgil, in his first Georgic, has run into a set of precepts foreign to his subject.
      --Addison.

   8. To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; -- with on.

   9. To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with on.

   10. To creep, as serpents.

3. Of involuntary motion:

   1. To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold.

   2. To proceed along a surface; to extend; to spread.

      The fire ran along upon the ground.
      --Ex. ix. 23.

   3. To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.

      As wax dissolves, as ice begins to run.
      --Addison.

      Sussex iron ores run freely in the fire.
      --Woodward.

   4. To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round.

   5. To travel; to make progress; to be moved by mechanical means; to go; as, the steamboat runs regularly to Albany; the train runs to Chicago.

   6. To extend; to reach; as, the road runs from Philadelphia to New York; the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.

      She saw with joy the line immortal run, Each sire impressed, and glaring in his son.
      --Pope.

   7. To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station.

   8. To make progress; to proceed; to pass.

      As fast as our time runs, we should be very glad in most part of our lives that it ran much faster.
      --Addison.

   9. To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.

      When we desire anything, our minds run wholly on the good circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones.
      --Swift.

   10. To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west.

       Where the generally allowed practice runs counter to it.
       --Locke.

       Little is the wisdom, where the flight So runs against all reason.
       --Shak.

   11. To be in form thus, as a combination of words.

       The king's ordinary style runneth, ``Our sovereign lord the king.''
       --Bp. Sanderson.

   12. To be popularly known; to be generally received.

       Men gave them their own names, by which they run a great while in Rome.
       --Sir W. Temple.

       Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himself.
       --Knolles.

   13. To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly.

       If the richness of the ground cause turnips to run to leaves.
       --Mortimer.

   14. To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.

       A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds.
       --Bacon.

       Temperate climates run into moderate governments.
       --Swift.

   15. To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing.

       In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, but near the borders they run into one another.
       --I. Watts.

   16. To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land.

       Customs run only upon our goods imported or exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest runs as well upon our ships as goods, and must be yearly paid.
       --Sir J. Child.

   17. To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.

   18. To discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs.

   19. To be played on the stage a number of successive days or nights; as, the piece ran for six months.

   20. (Naut.) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels.

4. Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body.
   --Stillman (The Horse in Motion).

5. (Athletics) To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition. As things run, according to the usual order, conditions, quality, etc.; on the average; without selection or specification. To let run (Naut.), to allow to pass or move freely; to slacken or loosen. To run after, to pursue or follow; to search for; to endeavor to find or obtain; as, to run after similes. --Locke. To run away, to flee; to escape; to elope; to run without control or guidance. To run away with.

   1. To convey away hurriedly; to accompany in escape or elopement.

   2. To drag rapidly and with violence; as, a horse runs away with a carriage. To run down.

      1. To cease to work or operate on account of the exhaustion of the motive power; -- said of clocks, watches, etc.

      2. To decline in condition; as, to run down in health. To run down a coast, to sail along it. To run for an office, to stand as a candidate for an office. To run in or To run into.

         1. To enter; to step in.

         2. To come in collision with. To run into To meet, by chance; as, I ran into my brother at the grocery store. To run in trust, to run in debt; to get credit. [Obs.] To run in with.

            1. To close; to comply; to agree with. [R.]
               --T. Baker.

            2. (Naut.) To make toward; to near; to sail close to; as, to run in with the land. To run mad, To run mad after or To run mad on. See under Mad. To run on.

               1. To be continued; as, their accounts had run on for a year or two without a settlement.

               2. To talk incessantly.

   3. To continue a course.

   4. To press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard on.

   5. (Print.) To be continued in the same lines, without making a break or beginning a new paragraph. To run out.

      1. To come to an end; to expire; as, the lease runs out at Michaelmas.

      2. To extend; to spread. ``Insectile animals . . . run all out into legs.''
         --Hammond.

      3. To expatiate; as, to run out into beautiful digressions.

      4. To be wasted or exhausted; to become poor; to become extinct; as, an estate managed without economy will soon run out. And had her stock been less, no doubt She must have long ago run out. --Dryden. To run over.

         1. To overflow; as, a cup runs over, or the liquor runs over.

         2. To go over, examine, or rehearse cursorily.

         3. To ride or drive over; as, to run over a child. To run riot, to go to excess. To run through.

            1. To go through hastily; as to run through a book.

            2. To spend wastefully; as, to run through an estate. To run to seed, to expend or exhaust vitality in producing seed, as a plant; figuratively and colloquially, to cease growing; to lose vital force, as the body or mind. To run up, to rise; to swell; to grow; to increase; as, accounts of goods credited run up very fast. But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had run up into great bushes, or rather dwarf trees. --Sir W. Scott. To run with.

               1. To be drenched with, so that streams flow; as, the streets ran with blood.

               2. To flow while charged with some foreign substance. ``Its rivers ran with gold.''
                  --J. H. Newman.

Old English ærning, verbal noun from run (v.); to be in (or out) of the running "among" (or "not among") "the lead competitors in a race" (1863) is a metaphor from horse racing, where make the running "set the pace" is recorded from 1837. Running shoe is from 1884.

present participle adjective from run (v.). Running mate originally was a horse entered in a race to set the pace for another from the same stable who was intended to win (1865); U.S. vice-presidential sense is recorded from 1888. Running dog first recorded 1937, from Chinese and North Korean communist phrases used to describe supposed imperialist lackeys, such as Mandarin zou gou "running dog," on the notion of a dog that runs at its master's command. Running board first attested 1817, in reference to ships and boats; 1907 of cars and trucks.

1. 1 Moving or advancing by running. 2 # Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer. 3 successive; one following the other without break or intervention 4 Flowing; easy; cursive. 5 Continuous; keeping along step by step. 6 (context botany English) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem. 7 (context medicine English) Discharging pus. adv. (context informal English) consecutively; in a row n. 1 The action of the verb '''to run'''. 2 The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason 3 That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation. 4 The discharge from an ulcer or other sore. v

2. (present participle of run English)

1. n. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn: tally]

2. the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" [syn: test, trial]

3. a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" [syn: footrace, foot race]

4. an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: streak]

5. (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: running, running play, running game]

6. a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"

7. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: running]

8. the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation; "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"

9. unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house"

10. the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"

11. a small stream [syn: rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet]

12. a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" [syn: political campaign, campaign]

13. a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: ladder, ravel]

14. the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: discharge, outpouring]

15. an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"

16. a short trip; "take a run into town"

17. [also: running, ran]

1. n. (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: run, running play, running game]

2. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: run]

3. the state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly"

4. the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"

5. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track [syn: track]

See run

1. adj. moving quickly on foot; "heard running footsteps behind him" [syn: running(a)]

2. (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "a mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water" [syn: running(a)] [ant: standing(a)]

3. continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke among us" [syn: running(a)]

4. of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays" [syn: running(a)] [ant: passing(a)]

5. executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start" [syn: running(a)] [ant: standing(a)]

6. measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn: linear, running(a)]

7. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: running(a), operative, functional, working(a)]

1. v. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

2. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away]

3. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: go, pass, lead, extend]

4. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" [syn: operate]

5. have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: go]

6. move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: flow, feed, course]

7. perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: function, work, operate, go] [ant: malfunction]

8. change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" [syn: range]

9. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" [syn: campaign]

10. cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" [syn: play]

11. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"

12. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: tend, be given, lean, incline]

13. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" [syn: execute]

14. be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!" [ant: idle]

15. change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"

16. cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process"

17. be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk"

18. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: prevail, persist, die hard, endure]

19. occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family"

20. include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" [syn: carry]

21. carry out; "run an errand"

22. guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: guide, draw, pass]

23. cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: lead]

24. make without a miss

25. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor [syn: black market]

26. cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs"

27. be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" [syn: bleed]

28. sail before the wind

29. cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day"

30. extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" [syn: run for]

31. set animals loose to graze

32. keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring" [syn: consort]

33. run with the ball; in such sports as football

34. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"

35. travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" [syn: ply]

36. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: hunt, hunt down, track down]

37. compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" [syn: race]

38. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: move, go]

39. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" [syn: melt, melt down]

40. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" [syn: ladder]

41. become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: unravel]

42. [also: running, ran]

Running is an album by the British hard rock band Trapeze originally released only in Germany in 1978. A re-sequenced version with a different cover and title Hold On was later released in the U.K. and other countries in 1979 and in the U.S. market in 1980. This was the first and only studio Trapeze album to feature vocalist Pete Goalby who later worked with Uriah Heep.

Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is in contrast to walking, where one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the stance leg or legs in an inverted pendulum fashion. A characteristic feature of a running body from the viewpoint of spring-mass mechanics is that changes in kinetic and potential energy within a stride occur simultaneously, with energy storage accomplished by springy tendons and passive muscle elasticity. The term running can refer to any of a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting.

It is assumed that the ancestors of mankind developed the ability to run for long distances about 2.6 million years ago, probably in order to hunt animals. Competitive running grew out of religious festivals in various areas. Records of competitive racing date back to the Tailteann Games in Ireland in 1829 BCE, while the first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776 BCE. Running has been described as the world's most accessible sport.

"Running" is a song written by Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt's fifth studio album Rock Steady ( 2001) and was released worldwide as the album's fourth and final single on July 1, 2003. The song was also used on the last episode of the TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch in 2003.

The song received mixed reviews from music critics and was compared to Depeche Mode-style songs. The song only charted on the official charts of the United States, where it became the band's lowest charting single, and in Germany, where it had longest charting period. The song was accompanied by a music video which was directed by Chris Hafner, which featured many old and new pictures as well as clippings of the band members.

Running is a single by the band InSoc (Information Society) originally released on the Creatures of Influence album in 1985. The single for Running was distributed to club DJs, and became a favorite all over clubs, particularly in the Latin clubs of New York City. The single was later remixed by Tommy Boy Records and the remix single was released and became even more of a club hit, eventually reaching #2 on the Dance/Club Airplay charts and becoming an enduring classic of the Freestyle genre. Tommy Boy Records signed Information Society in 1986 and their self-titled album soon followed, featuring a mix of the single. In 1988 Information Society's self-titled album was released and went platinum.

Unlike other singles in the catalogue, "Running" does not feature Kurt Harland on lead vocals, as the song was written and recorded by short-lived band member Murat Konar, who left the band in 1985 and would later be an integral part of the development of both SoundEdit (a Mac hosted sound editing application) and Adobe Flash applications. For a very long period of time, the band would not perform "Running" live, requesting not to be asked to play it and generally refusing all questions pertaining to their dislike of the song. It is generally believed this is due to the song being very difficult to play live, and because the song was written at a particularly fractious period in the band's life.

In early 2008, Murat Konar joined Paul Robb, Jim Cassidy, and Kurt Harland onstage in San Francisco to sing "Running". It was the first (and only) time Konar and the rest of the band had ever performed "Running" live together; the handful of 80s era 'live' performances of "Running" by Konar and the band were actually live vocals performed over prerecorded instrumental tracks.

Running is a gait of terrestrial locomotion, typically faster than walking.

Running or Runnin' may also refer to:

Running is a 1979 drama/ sports film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. It is about the fictional American marathon runner and Olympics hopeful Michael Andropolis and his struggle to compete in the Olympic Games. It stars Michael Douglas and Susan Anspach.

Running is the second studio album by the American country music/ country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released September 6, 1988 via MCA/ Curb. The album peaked at #26 on the Top Country Albums chart.

"Running" is a song by Hungarian American singer András Kállay-Saunders. It was chosen to represent Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.

"Running" is the lead single by alternative rock band Evermore, taken from their second studio album, Real Life (July 2006). It was written by backing vocalist and drummer, Dann Hume. It was issued on 3 June, ahead of the album. It was co-produced by Jon with John Alagía ( Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer). It peaked at No. 4 on their native RIANZ Singles Chart in New Zealand and No. 5 on their adopted country of Australia's ARIA Singles Chart.

"Running" is the debut single by English recording artist Jessie Ware from her debut studio album, Devotion (2012). The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 24 February 2012. The drum loop used in the chorus of the song was based on Prince's "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker". The single features a particularly popular remix of the song by Disclosure, which was later featured as a bonus track in the deluxe edition of their 2013 debut studio album Settle. The remix was featured in the 2014 Xbox 360 and Xbox One racing game Forza Horizon 2.