runs


Meanings

  • a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely;
    • "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"
  • the act of testing something;
  • a race run on foot;
  • an unbroken series of events;
  • (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team;
  • a regular trip;
  • the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;
  • the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation;
  • unrestricted freedom to use;
  • the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);
  • a small stream
  • a race between candidates for elective office;
  • a row of unravelled stitches;
  • the pouring forth of a fluid
  • an unbroken chronological sequence;
  • a short trip;
  • move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time;
  • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
  • 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"
  • direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
  • have a particular form;
    • "the story or argument runs as follows"
  • move along, of liquids;
  • perform as expected when applied;
  • change or be different within limits;
  • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;
  • cause to emit recorded audio or video;
  • move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way;
    • "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"
  • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
  • be operating, running or functioning;
  • change from one state to another;
  • cause to perform;
  • be affected by; be subjected to;
  • continue to exist;
  • occur persistently;
    • "Musical talent runs in the family"
  • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
  • include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
  • carry out;
  • pass over, across, or through;
  • cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
  • make without a miss
  • deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
  • cause an animal to move fast;
  • be diffused;
  • sail before the wind
  • cover by running; run a certain distance;
  • extend or continue for a certain period of time;
    • "The film runs 5 hours"
  • set animals loose to graze
  • keep company;
  • run with the ball; in such sports as football
  • travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;
    • "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
  • travel a route regularly;
  • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);
  • compete in a race;
  • progress by being changed;
  • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
  • come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;
  • become undone;


Scrabble Score: 4

runs is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

runs is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

runs is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

runs is a valid Words With Friends word