Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preterit of
run . - noun Open robbery and rapine; force; violence.
- noun A song.
- noun Same as
runn . - noun The hank of a string.
- noun In ropemaking, twenty cords of twine wound on a reel, every cord being so parted by a knot as to be easily separated from the others.
- noun Nautical, yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. of
run . - noun obsolete Open robbery.
- noun (Naut.) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past of
run . - noun nautical
Yarns coiled on a spun-yarnwinch .
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Examples
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Once I ran to you, I ran� GROSS: Ed Ward lives in the south of France and blogs at wardinfrance. blogspot.com.
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Clarionlike, clear as the chimes of a silver bell, rang now that childish voice -- rang out, and rang out again -- and the crutch was gone -- and the lame boy ran, ran -- _ran_!
The Miracle Man 1909
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#singleinstance, force ttl = My Puzzle gui, +lastfound loop, 16 loop random, ran, 1, 16 if rannum not contains -- % ran% -- rannum = % rannum% ` n-- % ran% -- break if ran!
AutoHotkey Community 2009
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Because he didn't take many big risks during the boom, Mr. Trump survived the latest downturn relatively unscathed, although many projects that bore his name ran into problems.
Trump Bids to Buy Florida's Doral Resort Robbie Whelan 2011
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George Bush was still at it a quarter-century later as his term ran out.
A Revolutionary President Baker, Russell 2009
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The title ran for three issues from May 1960 to Sep 1960.
Archive 2007-03-01 hyperdave 2007
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The title ran for three issues from May 1960 to Sep 1960.
Jack Davis Horror Art hyperdave 2007
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But more importantly, even if he was democratically elected, his term ran out a couple of years ago.
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This was unexpected because it was supposed to go to $39.99 when the term ran out.
Mouse Print»Blog Archive » Embarq DSL Only $24.95: Your Price Until Pigs Fly* 2007
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Her name ran through his mind like an echoing plea for salvation.
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down Sherrilyn Kenyon 2005
nuxiy commented on the word ran
Norwegian for robbery
March 27, 2009