run

noun

1. 1

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

   the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th

   their first tally came in the 3rd inning

2. 2

   the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

   he broke into a run

   his daily run keeps him fit

3. 3

   a regular trip

   the ship made its run in record time

4. 4

   a short trip

   take a run into town

5. 5

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

   the defensive line braced to stop the run

   the coach put great emphasis on running

6. 6

   the act of testing something

   in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately

   he called each flip of the coin a new trial

7. 7

   an unbroken chronological sequence

   the play had a long run on Broadway

   the team enjoyed a brief run of victories

8. 8

   the pouring forth of a fluid

9. 9

   a row of unravelled stitches

   she got a run in her stocking

10. 10

    a race run on foot

    she broke the record for the half-mile run

11. 11

    a race between candidates for elective office

    I managed his campaign for governor

    he is raising money for a Senate run

12. 12

    an unbroken series of events

    had a streak of bad luck

    Nicklaus had a run of birdies