adj moving or advancing by running.
2. running ·adj discharging pus; as, a running sore.
3. running ·noun the discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
4. running ·adj flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
5. running ·adj having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
6. running ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of run.
7. running ·adj trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
8. running ·noun the act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
9. running ·adj extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
10. running ·adj continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
11. running ·noun that which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
12. running ·adj successive; one following the other without break or intervention;
said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.