ˈfʌŋk(t)ʃənəl ˈlɪn.i.ɚ ˈlɪn.i.ə ˈɒpəɹətɪv ɹʌn ˈɹʌnɪŋ ˈɹʌnɪŋ tɹæk the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace he broke into a run his daily run keeps him fit the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track (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 continually repeated over a period of time a running joke among us (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing in running (or working) order a functional set of brakes the act of administering or being in charge of something he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time executed or initiated by running running plays worked better than pass plays took a running jump a running start (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream as mountain stream with freely running water hovels without running water of advancing the ball by running the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays measured lengthwise cost of lumber per running foot the state of being in operation a running engine