| run around |
(informal) to go from place to place, often hurriedly. [2 definitions] |
| runaround |
an evasive response, usu. to a question or request. [2 definitions] |
| runaway |
one who has fled or run away; fugitive. [6 definitions] |
| run away |
to secretly leave a place where one is staying because of feeling unhappy or unsafe (usu. fol. by "from"). [3 definitions] |
| runback |
in football, the act of running with the ball toward the opposing team's goal line after receiving a kickoff or punt. |
| runcible spoon |
a spoonlike fork having two straight tines and a third curved tine, used to serve pickles, hors d'oeuvres, or the like. |
| rundown |
a review or summary of the main points of something. [2 definitions] |
| run-down |
in poor physical condition or health. [4 definitions] |
| run down |
to hit and seriously injure (a person) while driving one's vehicle, or to hit and knock over (a standing object) with one's vehicle. [6 definitions] |
| rune1 |
any character of the early Germanic alphabets, esp. those used by Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons. [2 definitions] |
| rune2 |
a Finnish poem, song, or canto. |
| run foul of |
to come into collision, conflict, or entanglement with. |
| rung1 |
past tense and past participle of ring2. |
| rung2 |
a horizontal crossbar, usu. rounded and usu. one of several, braced between two vertical members, as on a ladder or between the legs of a chair. |
| runic1 |
consisting of or written using runes. [2 definitions] |
| runic2 |
pertaining to a class of ancient Scandinavian poetry or literature. |
| run-in |
(informal) a clash or quarrel. [2 definitions] |
| run into |
to meet (someone) without planning to. [2 definitions] |
| runless |
combined form of run. |
| runlet |
a tiny and usu. intermittent stream; rivulet. |
| run low |
to become nearly used up. [2 definitions] |