Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) run, tally (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"
S: (n) test, trial, run (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"
S: (n) footrace, foot race, run (a race run on foot) "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
S: (n) streak, run (an unbroken series of events) "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
S: (n) run, running, running play, running game ((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"
S: (n) run (a regular trip) "the ship made its run in record time"
S: (n) run, running (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace) "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
S: (n) run (the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation) "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
S: (n) run (unrestricted freedom to use) "he has the run of the house"
S: (n) run (the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)) "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
S: (n) political campaign, campaign, run (a race between candidates for elective office) "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
S: (n) run, ladder, ravel (a row of unravelled stitches) "she got a run in her stocking"
S: (v) run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time) "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
S: (v) break, break out, break away (move away or escape suddenly) "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
S: (v) elude, evade, bilk (escape, either physically or mentally) "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
S: (v) exfiltrate (escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control)
S: (v) slip (move smoothly and easily) "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
S: (v) run away (escape from the control of) "Industry is running away with us all"
S: (v) escape, get away (remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion) "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
S: (v) high-tail, hightail (retreat at full speed) "The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant"
S: (v) defect, desert (desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army) "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
S: (v) rat (desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage)
S: (v) run, go, pass, lead, extend (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point) "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
S: (v) operate, run (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.) "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
S: (v) run, go (have a particular form) "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
S: (v) run, flow, feed, course (move along, of liquids) "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
S: (v) function, work, operate, go, run (perform as expected when applied) "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
S: (v) range, run (change or be different within limits) "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"
S: (v) campaign, run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position) "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
S: (v) play, run (cause to emit recorded audio or video) "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"
S: (v) run (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way) "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"
S: (v) tend, be given, lean, incline, run (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined) "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
S: (v) run (be operating, running or functioning) "The car is still running--turn it off!"
S: (v) run (change from one state to another) "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"
S: (v) run (cause to perform) "run a subject"; "run a process"
S: (v) run (be affected by; be subjected to) "run a temperature"; "run a risk"
S: (v) run (occur persistently) "Musical talent runs in the family"
S: (v) run, execute (carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine) "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
S: (v) carry, run (include as the content; broadcast or publicize) "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
S: (v) guide, run, draw, pass (pass over, across, or through) "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
S: (v) run, lead (cause something to pass or lead somewhere) "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
S: (v) move, displace (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense) "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
S: (v) pull, draw (cause to move by pulling) "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
S: (v) transport, carry (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body) "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
S: (v) tug (move by pulling hard) "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
S: (v) disarrange (destroy the arrangement or order of) "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"
S: (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay (put into a certain place or abstract location) "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
S: (v) propel, impel (cause to move forward with force) "Steam propels this ship"
S: (v) launch, set in motion (get going; give impetus to) "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
S: (v) wind, wrap, roll, twine (arrange or or coil around) "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
S: (v) wedge, squeeze, force (squeeze like a wedge into a tight space) "I squeezed myself into the corner"
S: (v) work (move into or onto) "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"
S: (v) spill, shed, disgorge (cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over) "spill the beans all over the table"
S: (v) spill, slop, splatter (cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container) "spill the milk"; "splatter water"
S: (v) unseat (dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse)
S: (v) separate, disunite, divide, part (force, take, or pull apart) "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
S: (v) dandle (move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees)
S: (v) roll, revolve (cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis) "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
S: (v) push, force (move with force) "He pushed the table into a corner"
S: (v) rock, sway (cause to move back and forth) "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
S: (v) fluctuate (cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern)
S: (v) pulse (drive by or as if by pulsation) "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
S: (v) send, direct (cause to go somewhere) "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
S: (v) transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
S: (v) saltate (move by saltation) "The sand grains are saltated by the wind"
S: (v) chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off (force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings) "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
S: (v) transfer, shift (move around) "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
S: (v) displace (cause to move, usually with force or pressure) "the refugees were displaced by the war"
S: (v) herd, crowd (cause to herd, drive, or crowd together) "We herded the children into a spare classroom"
S: (v) circulate (cause to move in a circuit or system) "The fan circulates the air in the room"
S: (v) upstage (move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience)
S: (v) swing (move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting) "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
S: (v) turn, turn over (cause to move around a center so as to show another side of) "turn a page of a book"
S: (v) turn (cause to move around or rotate) "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
S: (v) turn (cause to move along an axis or into a new direction) "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around"
S: (v) slide (move smoothly along a surface) "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
S: (v) run (cause an animal to move fast) "run the dogs"
S: (v) whistle (move, send, or bring as if by whistling) "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
S: (v) beat, flap (move with a thrashing motion) "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
S: (v) singsong (move as if accompanied by a singsong) "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"
S: (v) hustle (cause to move furtively and hurriedly) "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
S: (v) wash (move by or as if by water) "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
S: (v) rake (move through with or as if with a rake) "She raked her fingers through her hair"
S: (v) blow (cause to move by means of an air current) "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
S: (v) drag (use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu) "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
S: (v) pull, draw (cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense) "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
S: (v) lateralize (move or displace to one side so as to make lateral)
S: (v) translate (subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body)
S: (v) hit, strike (drive something violently into a location) "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
S: (v) sling (move with a sling) "sling the cargo onto the ship"
S: (v) ply, run (travel a route regularly) "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
S: (v) hunt, run, hunt down, track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)) "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
S: (v) race, run (compete in a race) "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
S: (v) move, go, run (progress by being changed) "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
S: (v) melt, run, melt down (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating) "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
S: (v) ladder, run (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging) "Her nylons were running"
S: (v) run, unravel (become undone) "the sweater unraveled"