All English words - page 5074

Meanings of Rums:

noun

An alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses.

Usage examples:

She fortified herself with a large tot of rum

adjective

Odd; peculiar.

Usage examples:

It's a rum business, certainly

Meanings of Run:

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

noun

An act or spell of running.

Usage examples:

I usually go for a run in the morning

Meanings of Run a tight ship:

phrase

Be very strict in managing an organization or operation.

Usage examples:

‘i want to portray an image of success,’ gerry admits, to show that it's feasible to be organic and…

verb

To move your legs faster than when walking, with the weight of your body pressing forward

Usage examples:

[ i ] they ran for the bus and got there just in time., [ t ] hugh runs five miles a day., [ i ] we…

Meanings of Run across:

phrasal verb

Meet or find someone by chance.

Usage examples:

I just thought you might have run across him before

Meanings of Run along:

phrasal verb

Said to children to tell them to go away

Usage examples:

Run along now, children!

Meanings of Run in:

phrasal verb

(of a quality, trait, or condition) be common or inherent in members of a family, especially over several generations.

Usage examples:

Weight problems run in my family

noun

An argument, disagreement, or fight

Usage examples:

She’d had a run-in with the dog before.

Meanings of Run in the family:

idiom

If a quality, ability, disease, etc. runs in the family, many members of the family have it

Usage examples:

Intelligence seems to run in that family., we're all ambitious - it seems to run in the family.

Meanings of Run into:

phrase

Collide violently with an obstacle

phrasal verb

Collide with someone or something.

Usage examples:

He ran into a lamp post

Meanings of Run out:

collocation

Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

phrasal verb

(of a supply of something) be used up.

Usage examples:

Our food is about to run out

Meanings of Run short:

idiom

To be spent or finished

phrase

Become depleted.

Usage examples:

Supplies had run short

noun

A short period of time

Usage examples:

For now he is concentrating on the short run., we are very pleased with the short run, and in parti…

Meanings of Run to:

phrasal verb

Extend to or reach a specified amount or size.

Usage examples:

The document ran to almost 100 pages

verb

To move your legs faster than when walking, with the weight of your body pressing forward

Usage examples:

[ i ] they ran for the bus and got there just in time., [ t ] hugh runs five miles a day., [ i ] we…

Meanings of Run up against:

phrasal verb

Experience or meet a difficulty or problem.

Usage examples:

The scheme could run up against european regulations

Meanings of Run with:

phrasal verb

Be covered or streaming with a liquid.

Usage examples:

His face was running with sweat

Meanings of Run-after:

phrasal verb

To chase someone or something

Usage examples:

I ran after her, trying to get her attention.

Meanings of Run-against:

phrasal verb

To oppose or have an effect that is not helpful towards someone or something

Usage examples:

Luck is really running against you tonight!, public opinion is currently running against the bankin…

Meanings of Run-aground:

idiom

If a ship or boat runs aground/ashore, it hits the coast, sometimes becoming stuck there.

Meanings of Run-amok:

idiom

To behave without control in a wild or dangerous manner

Usage examples:

There were 50 little kids running amok at the snack bar.

Meanings of Run-around:

phrasal verb

To exist or do something in the stated condition

Usage examples:

I’m tired of running around on crutches.

Meanings of Run-ashore:

idiom

If a ship or boat runs aground/ashore, it hits the coast, sometimes becoming stuck there.

Meanings of Run-at:

noun

The action or state of not having or keeping something any more

Usage examples:

[ c ] the company’s losses over the last few years have been staggering., [ u ] they never got over…

Meanings of Run-away:

collocation

Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

phrasal verb

Leave or escape from a place, person, or situation.

Usage examples:

Children who run away from home normally go to big cities

adjective

Being or seeming to be out of control, or happening suddenly and strongly

Usage examples:

Runaway health-care costs, from the moment he launched the boy scout movement in 1908, it was a run…

Meanings of Run-away-with:

phrasal verb

If an animal or machine that you are riding runs away with you, you lose control of it and it carries you away

Usage examples:

Her horse ran away with her., sometimes my imagination runs away with me and i convince myself that…

Meanings of Run-down:

collocation

Injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle

phrasal verb

(of a vehicle) hit a person or animal and knock them to the ground.

Usage examples:

The boy was run down by joyriders

Meanings of Run-for:

verb

To move your legs faster than when walking, with the weight of your body pressing forward

Usage examples:

[ i ] they ran for the bus and got there just in time., [ t ] hugh runs five miles a day., [ i ] we…

phrase

To run fast in order to get or avoid something

Usage examples:

I ran for the bus but it drove off., you're going to miss the train! you'll have to run for it!, it…

Meanings of Run-for-it:

phrase

To run fast in order to get or avoid something

Usage examples:

I ran for the bus but it drove off., you're going to miss the train! you'll have to run for it!, it…