running after

ran [ran], /ræn/, run, run·ning [ruhn-ing]. /ˈrʌn ɪŋ/.

• : to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
• : to move with haste; act quickly: Run upstairs and get the iodine.
• : to depart quickly; take to flight; flee or escape: to run from danger.
• : to have recourse for aid, support, comfort, etc.: He shouldn't run to his parents with every little problem.
• : to make a quick trip or informal visit for a short stay at a place: to run up to New York; I will run over to see you after dinner.
• : to go around, rove, or ramble without restraint: to run about in the park.
• : to move, roll, or progress from momentum or from being hurled, kicked, or otherwise propelled: The wheel ran over the curb and into the street.
• : Sports. to take part in a race or contest.to finish in a race or contest in a certain numerical position: The horse ran second.
• : to be or campaign as a candidate for election.
• : to migrate, as fish: to run in huge shoals.
• : to migrate upstream or inshore from deep water to spawn.
• : to move under continuing power or force, as of the wind, a motor, etc.: The car ran along the highway.
• : to be sailed or driven from a safe, proper, or given route: The ship ran aground.
• : to ply between places, as a vessel or conveyance: This bus runs between New Haven and Hartford.
• : to move, glide, turn, rotate, or pass easily, freely, or smoothly: A rope runs in a pulley.
• : to creep, trail, or climb, as growing vines: The ivy ran up the side of the house.
• : to come undone or to unravel, as stitches or a fabric: these stockings run easily.
• : to flow, as a liquid: Let the water run before you drink it.
• : to flow along, especially strongly, as a stream or the sea: The rapids ran over the rocks.
• : to empty or transfer contents: The river ran into the sea.
• : to appear, occur, or exist within a certain limited range; include a specific range of variations: Your work runs from fair to bad.
• : to melt and flow or drip: Wax ran down the burning candle.
• : Golf. to bounce or roll along the ground just after landing from a stroke: The ball struck the green and ran seven feet past the hole.
• : to spread on being applied to a surface, as a liquid: Fresh paint ran over the window molding onto the pane.
• : to spread over a material when exposed to moisture: The dyes in this fabric are guaranteed not to run in washing.
• : to undergo a spreading of colors: materials that run when washed.
• : to flow forth as a discharge: Tears ran from her eyes.
• : to discharge or give passage to a liquid or fluid: Her eyes ran with tears.
• : to operate or function: How does your new watch run? Cars run on gasoline.
• : to be in operation: the noise of a dishwasher running.
• : to continue in operation: The furnace runs most of the day.
• : to elapse; pass or go by, as time: Time is running out, and we must hurry.
• : to pass into or meet with a certain state or condition: to run into debt; to run into trouble.
• : to get or become: The well ran dry.
• : to amount; total:The bill ran to $100.
• : to be stated or worded in a certain manner: The minutes of the last meeting run as follows.
• : Commerce. to accumulate, follow, or become payable in due course, as interest on a debt: Your interest runs from January 1st to December 31st.to make many withdrawals in rapid succession, as from a bank.
• : Law. to have legal force or effect, as a writ.to continue to operate.to go along with: The easement runs with the land.
• : to proceed, continue, or go: The story runs for eight pages.
• : to extend in a given direction: This road runs north to Litchfield.
• : to extend for a certain length: The unpaved section runs for eight miles.
• : to extend over a given surface: Shelves ran from floor to ceiling.
• : to be printed, as on a printing press: Two thousand copies ran before the typo was caught.
• : to appear in print or be published as a story, photograph, etc., in a newspaper, magazine, or the like: The account ran in all the papers. The political cartoon always runs on the editorial page.
• : to be performed on a stage or be played continually, as a play: The play ran for two years.
• : to occur or take place continuously, as a movie: The picture runs for two hours.
• : to pass quickly: A thought ran through his mind. Her eyes ran over the room.
• : to be disseminated, circulated, or spread rapidly: The news of his promotion ran all over town.
• : to continue or return persistently; recur: The old tune ran through his mind all day.
• : to have or tend to have or produce a specified character, quality, form, etc.: This novel runs to long descriptions. Her sister is fat too, but the family runs to being overweight.
• : to be or continue to be of a certain or average size, number, etc.: Potatoes are running large this year.
• : Nautical. to sail before the wind.

ran, run, run·ning.

• : to move or run along: Every morning he ran the dirt path around the reservoir to keep in condition. She ran her fingers over the keyboard.
• : to traverse in running: He ran the mile in just over four minutes.
• : to perform, compete in, or accomplish by or as by running: to run a race; to run an errand.
• : to go about freely on or in without supervision: permitting children to run the streets.
• : to ride or cause to gallop: to run a horse across a field.
• : to enter in a race: He ran his best filly in the Florida Derby.
• : to bring into a certain state by running: He ran himself out of breath trying to keep pace.
• : to trace, track, pursue or hunt, as game: to run deer on foot.
• : to drive or cause to go by pursuing: to run a fox to cover; to run the stallion into the barn.
• : to leave, flee, or escape from: He ran town before the robbery was discovered.
• : to cause to ply between places, as a vessel or conveyance: to run a ferry between New York and New Jersey.
• : to convey or transport, as in a vessel or vehicle: I'll run you home in my car.
• : to cause to pass quickly: He ran his eyes over the letter. She ran a comb through her hair.
• : to get past or through: to run a blockade.
• : to disregard and continue ahead without stopping.
• : to smuggle: to run guns across the border.
• : to work, operate, or drive: Can you run a tractor?
• : to publish, print, or make copies of, as on a printing press: Run off 3000 of these posters. The newspapers ran the story on page one.
• : 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.
• : to keep operating or going, as a machine: They ran the presses 24 hours a day.
• : to keep idling for an indefinite period: On cold days he would run the car motor to prevent stalling.
• : to allow 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.
• : to sponsor, support, or nominate as a candidate for election.
• : to manage or conduct: to run a business; to run one's own life.
• : Computers. to process by computer.
• : to continue or complete a series of successful strokes, shots, or the like.
• : Cards. to lead a series: He ran the heart suit before leading spades.
• : to expose oneself to or be exposed to: Through his habitual lateness he ran the danger of being fired.
• : to cause to flow: to run the water for a bath.
• : to fill with water: She ran a hot tub for him.
• : to give forth or flow with; pour forth or discharge: The well ran 500 barrels of oil daily.
• : to charge as on a charge account or to accumulate to be paid all at one time: He ran a large monthly tab at the club.
• : to cause to move easily, freely, or smoothly: to run a rope in a pulley.
• : Golf. to cause to move forward along the ground after landing from a stroke: He ran his ball seven feet past the hole.
• : to sew or use a running stitch: to run a seam.
• : to cause stitches in to unravel or come undone: to run a stocking on a protruding nail.
• : to bring, lead, or force into a certain state or condition: He ran his troops into an ambush. They ran themselves into debt.
• : 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.
• : to graze; pasture: They run sixty head of cattle on their ranch.
• : to extend 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.
• : Carpentry. to make from boards.
• : to cause to fuse and flow, as metal for casting in a mold.
• : to draw, trace, or mark out, as a line: to run a line over a surface; to run a line through a word.
• : to cost: This watch runs $30.
• : to cost an amount or approximate amount: The car repair will run you a couple of hundred at least.

• : an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
• : a hurrying to or from some point, as on an errand: a run to reach the store before it closes.
• : a fleeing, especially in great haste; flight: a run from the police who were hot on his trail.
• : a running pace: The boys set out at a run.
• : an act or instance or a period of moving rapidly, as in a boat or automobile: a run to shore before the storm.
• : distance covered, as by racing, running, or during a trip: a three-mile 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.
• : Computers. a single instance of carrying out the sequence of instructions in a program.
• : 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.
• : a quick trip for a short stay at a place: to take a run up to New York.
• : 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.
• : 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.
• : Journalism. beat.
• : 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.
• : the amount of anything produced in such a period: a daily run of 400,000 gallons of paint.
• : pressrun.
• : a line or place in knitted work where a series of stitches have slipped out or come undone: a run in a stocking.
• : onward movement, development, progress, course, etc.: the run of our business from a small store to a large chain.
• : the direction of something or of its component elements: the run of the grain of wood.
• : the particular course, order, or tendency of something: the normal run of events.
• : freedom to move around in, pass through, or use something: to allow one's guests the run of the house.
• : any rapid or easy course of progress: a run from trainee to supervisor.
• : a continuous series of performances, as of a play: a long run on Broadway.
• : an uninterrupted course of some state or condition; a spell: a run of good luck; a run of good weather.
• : a continuous extent of something, as a vein of ore.
• : an uninterrupted series or sequence of things, events, etc.: a run of 30 scoreless innings.
• : a sequence of cards in a given suit: a heart run.
• : Cribbage. a sequence of three or more cards in consecutive denominations without regard to suits.
• : any extensive continued demand, sale, or the like: a run on umbrellas on a rainy day.
• : a series of sudden and urgent demands for payment, as on a bank.
• : a period of being in demand or favor with the public: Her last book had a briefer run than her first.
• : a period during which liquid flows: They kept each oil well on an eight-hour run.
• : the amount that flows during such a period: a run of 500 barrels a day.
• : a small stream; brook; rivulet.
• : a flow or rush, as of water: The snow melting on the mountains caused a run of water into the valley.
• : a kind or class, as of goods: a superior run of blouses.
• : the typical, ordinary, or average kind: The run of 19th-century novels tends to be of a sociological nature.
• : an inclined course, as on a slope, designed or used for a specific purpose: a bobsled run; a run for training beginning skiers.
• : a fairly large enclosure within which domestic animals may move about freely; runway: a chicken run.
• : Australian. a large sheep ranch or area of grazing land.
• : the beaten track or usual trail used by deer or other wild animals; runway.
• : a trough or pipe for water or the like.
• : the movement of a number of fish upstream or inshore from deep water.
• : large numbers of fish in motion, especially inshore from deep water or up a river for spawning: a run of salmon.
• : a number of animals moving together.
• : Music. a rapid succession of tones; roulade.
• : Building Trades. the horizontal distance between the face of a wall and the ridge of a roof.the distance between the first and last risers of a flight of steps or staircase.the horizontal distance between successive risers on a flight of steps or a staircase.
• : Baseball. the score unit made by safely running around all the bases and reaching home plate.
• : a series of successful shots, strokes, or the like, in a game.
• : Nautical. the immersed portion of a hull abaft the middle body.
• : the runs,Informal. diarrhea.

• : melted or liquefied: run butter.
• : poured in a melted state; run into and cast in a mold: run bronze.

• : run across, to meet or find accidentally: She ran across an old friend at the party. He ran across her name in the phone book.
• : run after, to follow; chase: The dog ran after the burglar.to pursue or court the affections of, especially in an aggressive manner: He ran after her until she agreed to marry him.to attempt to become friendly with or part of the society of: He runs after the country-club set.
• : run along, to leave; go on one's way: I have to run along now, but I'll see you tonight. Run along—can't you see I'm busy?
• : run around, to socialize; consort with: She runs around with the strangest people.to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover: It was common knowledge that he was running around.
• : run away, to flee or escape; leave a place of confinement or control with the intention of never returning: He ran away from home three times.Nautical.to haul on a line by walking or running steadily.
• : run away with, to go away with, especially to elope with: She ran away with a sailor.to abscond with; steal: to run away with some valuable jewelry.to surpass others in; be outstanding in: to run away with academic honors.to overwhelm; get the better of: Sometimes his enthusiasm runs away with him.
• : run down, to strike and fell or overturn, especially to drive a vehicle into: to run down an innocent pedestrian.to pursue until captured; chase: The detective swore that he would run down the criminal.to peruse; review: His eyes ran down the front row and stopped suddenly.to cease operation; stop: My watch has run down.to speak disparagingly of; criticize severely: The students were always running down their math teacher.to search out; trace; find: to run down information.Baseball.to tag out between bases.Nautical.to collide with and sink.Nautical.to sail closely parallel to.
• : run in, to visit casually: If I'm in the neighborhood, I may run in for a few minutes.to include in a text, as something to be inserted.Slang.to arrest; take to jail: They ran him in for burglary.Printing.to add to text without indenting.to break in.
• : run into, to crash into; collide with: She was so sleepy that she ran into a lamppost.to meet accidentally: You never know whom you'll run into at a big party.to amount to; total: losses that ran into millions of dollars.to succeed; follow: One year ran into the next, and still there was no change.to experience; encounter: The project ran into difficulty.
• : run in with, Nautical. to sail close to.
• : run off, to leave quickly; depart: When he realized the time, he ran off with barely a "good-bye," hoping to catch his bus.to create or perform rapidly or easily: to run off a new song.to determine the winner of by a runoff.to drive away; expel: to run someone off one's property.to print or otherwise duplicate: Please run off 500 copies.
• : run off with, to abscond with; steal or borrow; take: He ran off with the money. Who ran off with the pencil sharpener?to elope: I hear she ran off with the Smith boy.
• : run on, to continue without interruption: The account that he gave ran on at some length.Printing.to add to text without indenting.to add something, as at the end of a text: to run on an adverb to a dictionary entry.
• : run out, to terminate; expire: My subscription ran out last month. Time ran out before we could score another touchdown.to become used up: His money soon ran out.to drive out; expel: They want to run him out of the country.
• : run out of, to exhaust a quantity or supply of: She couldn't bake a cake because she had run out of sugar.
• : run out on, to withdraw one's support from; abandon: No one could accuse him of running out on his friends.
• : run over, to hit and knock down, especially with a vehicle: She cried inconsolably when her cat was run over by a car.to go beyond; exceed: His speech ran over the time limit.to repeat; review: We'll run over that song again.to overflow, as a vessel: The gravy boat ran over when she took her eye off the pan she was filling it from.
• : run through, to pierce or stab, as with a sword: to run someone through.to consume or use up recklessly; squander: to run through a fortune.to practice, review, or rehearse quickly or informally: to run through a scene.
• : run up, to sew rapidly: She ran up some curtains.to amass; incur: running up huge debts.to cause to increase; raise: to run up costs unnecessarily.to build, especially hurriedly: They are tearing down old tenement blocks and running up skyscrapers.
• : run with, Informal. to proceed or go ahead with: If the stockholders like the idea, we'll run with it.to carry out with enthusiasm or speed.