run
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Synonyms for run
race
flee
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- flee
- escape
- take off
- depart
- bolt
- clear out
- beat it
- leg it
- make off
- abscond
- decamp
- take flight
- do a runner
- scarper
- slope off
- cut and run
- make a run for it
- fly the coop
- beat a retreat
- show a clean pair of heels
- skedaddle
- take a powder
- take it on the lam
- take to your heels
take part
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manage
be staged
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- be staged
- be on
- be presented
- be produced
- be put on
- be performed
- be mounted
unravel
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- unravel
- tear
- ladder
- come apart
- come undone
free use
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- free use
- unrestricted access to
- a free hand in
- unrestricted use of
direction
in the long run
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- in the end
- eventually
- in time
- ultimately
- at the end of the day
- in the final analysis
- when all is said and done
- in the fullness of time
on the run: escaping
on the run: in retreat
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on the run: hurrying
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- hurrying
- hastily
- in a hurry
- at speed
- hurriedly
- in a rush
- in haste
run across something or someone
run after something or someone
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run along
run away
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- flee
- escape
- take off
- bolt
- run off
- clear out
- beat it
- abscond
- decamp
- take flight
- hook it
- do a runner
- scarper
- cut and run
- make a run for it
- turn tail
- do a bunk
- scram
- fly the coop
- show a clean pair of heels
- skedaddle
- take a powder
- take it on the lam
- take to your heels
run away with something or someone: abscond with
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- abscond with
- run off with
- elope with
run away with something or someone: win easily
run for it
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- flee
- fly
- escape
- take off
- bolt
- make off
- abscond
- decamp
- take flight
- do a runner
- scarper
- cut and run
- do a bunk
- scram
- fly the coop
- make a break for it
- show a clean pair of heels
- skedaddle
- take a powder
- take it on the lam
run high
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- be intense
- be strong
- be passionate
- be vehement
- be impassioned
run into someone
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- meet
- encounter
- bump into
- run across
- chance upon
- come across or upon
run into something: be beset by
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- be beset by
- encounter
- meet with
- come across or upon
- face
- experience
- be confronted by
- happen on or upon
run into something: collide with
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- collide with
- hit
- strike
- ram
- bump into
- crash into
- dash against
run off
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- flee
- escape
- bolt
- run away
- clear out
- make off
- decamp
- take flight
- hook it
- do a runner
- scarper
- cut and run
- turn tail
- fly the coop
- show a clean pair of heels
- skedaddle
- take a powder
- take it on the lam
- take to your heels
run off with someone
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- run away with
- elope with
- abscond with
run off with something
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run on something or someone
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- dwell on
- be dominated by
- be concerned with
- be preoccupied with
- revolve round
- centre round
- be fixated with
run out of something
run out on someone
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- desert
- abandon
- strand
- run away from
- forsake
- rat on
- leave high and dry
- leave holding the baby
- leave in the lurch
run over
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run over something: exceed
run over something: review
run over something or someone
run someone in
run something in
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- break in gently
- run gently
run something or someone down: criticize
run something or someone down: downsize
run something or someone down: knock down
run through something: pervade
run through something: squander
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- squander
- waste
- exhaust
- throw away
- dissipate
- fritter away
- spend like water
- blow
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for run
to move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride
to move swiftly
to move or proceed away from a place
to be with as a companion
to have charge of (the affairs of others)
run across: to find or meet by chance
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- bump into
- chance on
- come across
- come on
- find
- happen on
- light on
- run into
- stumble on
- tumble on
- alight on
run away: to break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation
run down: to lose so much strength and power as to become ineffective or motionless
run down: to pursue and locate
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run down: to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant
run down: to give a recapitulation of the salient facts of
run in: to go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize
run into: to find or meet by chance
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- bump into
- chance on
- come across
- come on
- find
- happen on
- light on
- run across
- stumble on
- tumble on
- alight on
run on: to talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially
run out: to make or become no longer active or productive
run through: to use all of
run through: to give a recapitulation of the salient facts of
run through: to look through reading matter casually
run up: to make or become greater or larger
a number of things placed or occurring one after the other
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Synonyms for run
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
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the act of testing something
a race run on foot
an unbroken series of events
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(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
a regular trip
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the act of running
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the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
unrestricted freedom to use
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the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
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a race between candidates for elective office
a row of unravelled stitches
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the pouring forth of a fluid
an unbroken chronological sequence
a short trip
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move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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flee
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
move along, of liquids
perform as expected when applied
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
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move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something
be affected by
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continue to exist
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carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
include as the content
carry out
make without a miss
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
sail before the wind
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cover by running
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pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
compete in a race
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
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become undone
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