RUN IN


Meaning of RUN IN in English

transitive verb

1.

a. : to make (typeset matter) continuous without a paragraph or other break

b. : to insert as additional matter

c. : to give paragraph indention to (a subhead) and make part of the running text

d. : to load (matrices) into a typesetting machine in which matrix distribution is automatic

2. : to arrest for a minor offense

got drunk the other night and the coppers run me in — Carl Sandburg

run in for speeding

3. : to operate (a newly built machine) long enough and at the proper speeds to cause the bearing surfaces to so wear that the machine may be satisfactorily operated under service conditions

intransitive verb

1. of typeset matter : to come short of filling the estimated space

2. : to pay a casual visit

lived close by and was used to running in whenever he liked

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.