n. Function: verb
1 to move at a fast springing gait in which both feet are momentarily off the ground in the course of each pace FF1C; the boy ran down the walk FF1E;
Synonyms: dash, scamper, scoot, scurry, shin, sprint; compare SCUTTLE
Related Words: career, course, race; bustle, hurry, hustle, rush, speed; scorch
Contrasted Words: crawl, creep, drag, inch, mosey, poke, saunter, stroll, toddle
2 to hasten away from something that frightens or perturbs FF1C; afraid to fight but ashamed to run FF1E;
Synonyms: bolt, flee, fly, make off, scamper, scoot, ||screw, skedaddle, skip, skirr
Idioms: ||dog it, make a break, run for it, show a clean pair of heels, take flight, take French leave, take to one's heels
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Synonyms: HURRY 2, fleet, flit, fly, haste, highball, hotfoot, hustle, rush, speed
Idioms: go all out, go like (greased) lightning
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Synonyms: RESORT 2, apply, go, recur, refer, repair, turn
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Synonyms: FUNCTION 3, act, go, work
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Synonyms: BECOME 1, come, ||come over, get, go, grow, turn, wax
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Synonyms: LIQUEFY , deliquesce, dissolve, flux, fuse, liquesce, melt, thaw
8 to lie in or take a certain course FF1C; the path runs along the crest of the hill FF1E;
Synonyms: extend, go, make, reach, stretch
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Synonyms: RANGE 3, extend, go, vary
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Synonyms: HUNT 1, chase
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Synonyms: DRIVE 3, ||drove, herd
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Synonyms: THRUST 2, dig, drive, plunge, ram, sink, stab, stick
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Synonyms: SMUGGLE , bootleg, contraband
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Synonyms: OPERATE 3, handle, use, work
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Synonyms: CONDUCT 3, carry on, direct, keep, manage, operate, ordain