Sekirov Dictionary

running

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

adjective10

  1. Moving or advancing at a run.
  2. Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
  3. Having a continuous design or pattern.
  4. Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).
  5. Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
  6. Discharging pus.
  7. Discharging snot or mucus.
  8. Flowing; easy; cursive.
  9. Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
  10. Present, current.

noun6

  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. (informal) The act of running errands.
  4. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
  5. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
  6. The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.

adverb1

  1. Consecutively; in a row.

preposition1

  1. (informal) Approaching; about; roughly.
forms

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Phrases with running

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