n. 1 operation, management, direction Who attends to the everyday running of the business while you are away? 2 competition, contest, meet, tournament, race, match; event, game If he is found to take steroids, he'll be out of the running
adj. 3 continuous, on-going, continual, perpetual, sustained, constant, uninterrupted, ceaseless, unceasing: Where do they get the energy to keep up a running argument on the same silly subject?