“run”

Definitions

• noun

  a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

  Synonyms: tally, everyman, lehrfreiheit, public, zeitgeist, abide, abrade, abrasion, abscond, absquatulate, acciaccatura, acquire

  • Example:“The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th.”
  • Example:“Their first tally came in the 3rd inning.”

• noun

  the act of testing something

  Synonyms: test, trial

  • Example:“In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately.”
  • Example:“He called each flip of the coin a new trial.”

• noun

  a race run on foot

  Synonyms: footrace, foot race

  • Example:“She broke the record for the half-mile run.”

• noun

  an unbroken series of events

  Synonyms: streak

  • Example:“… had a streak of bad luck”
  • Example:“Nicklaus had a run of birdies.”

• noun

  (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

  Synonyms: running, running play, running game

  • Example:“The defensive line braced to stop the run.”
  • Example:“The coach put great emphasis on running.”

• noun

  a regular trip

  • Example:“The ship made its run in record time.”