English dictionary definition of:

run

Noun

a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
a regular trip
a short trip
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
the act of testing something
an unbroken chronological sequence
the pouring forth of a fluid
a row of unravelled stitches
a race run on foot
a race between candidates for elective office
an unbroken series of events
a small stream
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
unrestricted freedom to use
the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

Verb

become undone
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
cause to perform
progress by being changed
change from one state to another
compete in a race
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
pass over, across, or through
perform as expected when applied
be operating, running or functioning
carry out
cause to emit recorded audio or video
include as the content; broadcast or publicize
travel a route regularly
cover by running; run a certain distance
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
run with the ball; in such sports as football
keep company
sail before the wind
be diffused
move along, of liquids
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
cause an animal to move fast
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
set animals loose to graze
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
make without a miss
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
occur persistently
continue to exist
extend or continue for a certain period of time
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
be affected by; be subjected to
have a particular form
change or be different within limits