(n)run, tallya 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”
(n)test, trial, runthe 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”
(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”
(n)runthe 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”
(n)political campaign, campaign, runa race between candidates for elective office“I managed his campaign for governor”, “he is raising money for a Senate run”
(v)runmove 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”
(v)run, go, pass, lead, extendstretch 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”
(v)function, work, operate, go, runperform 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”
(v)range, runchange 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”
(v)play, runcause 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”
(v)runmove 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”
(v)tend, be given, lean, incline, runhave 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”
(v)run, executecarry 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”
(v)carry, runinclude 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”
(v)guide, run, draw, passpass 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”
(v)hunt, run, hunt down, track downpursue 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”
(v)melt, run, melt downreduce 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”