I. run ‧ ning 1 /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ run , ↑ rerun , ↑ runner , ↑ running , ↑ overrun ; verb : ↑ run , ↑ outrun , ↑ overrun , ↑ rerun ; adjective : ↑ running , ↑ runny ; adverb : ↑ running ]
1 . the activity or sport of running ⇨ jogging :
Did you go running this morning?
New facilities include a pool and a running track.
running shoes
2 . the running of something the process of managing or organizing a business, home, organization etc:
Brian took over the day-to-day running of the company while his father was away.
He praised the smooth running of the election.
3 . be in the running/out of the running to have some hope or no hope of winning a race or competition:
Who’s in the running for the world title this year?
4 . make (all) the running British English informal to be the person who makes most of the suggestions in a relationship, plan, activity etc
II. running 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ run , ↑ rerun , ↑ runner , ↑ running , ↑ overrun ; verb : ↑ run , ↑ outrun , ↑ overrun , ↑ rerun ; adjective : ↑ running , ↑ runny ; adverb : ↑ running ]
1 . running water
a) if a house has running water, it has pipes which provide water to its kitchen, bath, toilet etc
b) water that is flowing or moving:
the sound of running water
Rinse the vegetables thoroughly under running water.
2 . running commentary a spoken description of an event, especially a race or game, made while the event is happening:
She gave us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.
3 . running total a total that keeps being increased as new costs, amounts etc are added:
Keep a running total of your expenses as you go along.
4 . running battle/joke an argument or joke that continues or is repeated over a long period of time
5 . running sore a sore area on your skin that has liquid coming out of it
6 . in running order a machine that is in running order is working correctly
7 . the running order the order in which the different parts of an event have been arranged to take place
8 . take a running jump spoken used to tell someone to go away and stop annoying you
III. running 3 BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ run , ↑ rerun , ↑ runner , ↑ running , ↑ overrun ; verb : ↑ run , ↑ outrun , ↑ overrun , ↑ rerun ; adjective : ↑ running , ↑ runny ; adverb : ↑ running ]
three years/five times etc running for three years etc without a change or interruption SYN in a row :
She won the prize for the fourth year running.