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    • \ ˈrən 

    • \ ˈȯl(t)-(ˌ)sō-ˌran 

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    [Verb]  | "run" | \ ˈrən \


    1: to go faster than a walk; specifically : to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step

    2: to move at a fast gallop

    3: flee, retreat, escape


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English ronnen, alteration of rinnen, intransitive verb (from Old English iernan, rinnan & Old Norse rinna) & of rennen, transitive verb, from Old Norse renna; akin to Old High German rinnan, intransitive verb, "to run," Sanskrit riṇāti "he causes to flow," and probably to Latin rivus "stream";

    [Verb]  | "end-run" | \ ˈend-ˌrən \


    1: to avoid artfully


    Origin: 1952 ;

    [Verb]  | "hit-and-run" 


    1: to execute a hit-and-run play in baseball


    Origin: 1966 ;

    [Verb]  | "run along" 


    1: to go away : be on one's way : depart


    Origin: 1803 ;

    [Verb]  | "run away" 


    1: to leave quickly in order to avoid or escape something

    2: to leave home; especially : elope

    3: to run out of control : stampede, bolt


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Noun]  | "al*so-ran" | \ ˈȯl(t)-(ˌ)sō-ˌran \


    1: a horse or dog that finishes out of the money in a race

    2: a contestant that does not win

    3: one that is of little importance especially competitively


    Origin: 1892 ;

    [Noun]  | "buzz saw" 


    1: a power saw with a circular cutting blade : circular saw

    2: someone or something that presents overwhelming opposition —usually used in the phrase run/walk into a buzz saw


    Origin: 1837 ;

    [Noun]  | "clock" | \ ˈkläk \


    1: a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dial; broadly : any periodic system by which time is measured

    2: a registering device usually with a dial; specifically : odometer

    3: time clock


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French dialect (Picard) cloque bell, from Medieval Latin clocca, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish clocc bell;

    [Adverb]  | "amok" 


    1: in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner —used in the phrase run amok

    2: in a murderously frenzied state


    Origin: 1672 ;

     Derivative of {see: |amok:1|amok:1};

    [Verb]  | "ran" 


    1: to go at a pace faster than a walk;


      * e.g., " ... we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus "





    2: to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening;


      * e.g., " ... rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise "





    3: to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction;


      * e.g., " ... the road runs along the river for a while "





    [Verb]  | "run" 


    1: to go at a pace faster than a walk;


      * e.g., " ... we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus "





    2: to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening;


      * e.g., " ... rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise "





    3: to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction;


      * e.g., " ... the road runs along the river for a while "





    [Verb]  | "run (over)" 


    1: to make a brief visit;


      * e.g., " ... I could run over right now if that's good for you "



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    [Verb]  | "ran out on" 


    1: as in walked out on, went back on;




    [Verb]  | "ran along" 


    1: to leave a place often for another;


      * e.g., " ... I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along "





    [Verb]  | "ran away" 


    1: to get free from a dangerous or confining situation;


      * e.g., " ... ran away from an unhappy marriage "



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    2: to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening;


      * e.g., " ... the child runs away from large dogs "



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    [Verb]  | "ran down" 


    1: to come upon after searching, study, or effort;


      * e.g., " ... finally ran down the answer after hours of research "





    2: to express scornfully one's low opinion of;


      * e.g., " ... constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it "





    [Verb]  | "ran in" 


    1: to make a brief visit;


      * e.g., " ... I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package "





    2: to take or keep under one's control by authority of law;


      * e.g., " ... if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in "



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     [ "ran" ]

    1: to steal or rob somebody of something in their posession

      * e.g.,  ... Ray, we just ran your lunch money. 

     [ "ran" ]

    1: The Little Commie Bot, has an uber-powered buster and dies a lot. Has a machine called the "Ran Generator" which generates a new Ran every time he dies. Stars in many Megaman sprite comics such as the Primer Chronicles, Bob and George and Plague's Misadventures. Is the masterpiece of Kalinka/Calinca Cossack, daughter of Dr. Cossack.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) *Ran Dies* 

     [ "ran" ]

    1: losing horribly in any sport particularly basketball

      * e.g.,  ... "y'all just got back from hoopin?" "yeah man, we got ran!" 

     [ "ran" ]

    1:  To take (the property of another gangsta) witout rite or dey permishin'.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo holmes ran my throwback and fitted fo shizzle i want that back 

     [ "ranning" ]

    1: The act of running with little clothing in order to get a good tan. Ranning allows for both good muscle tone and good skin tone.

      * e.g.,  ... M: Wow, you look so tan! Have you been spending a lot of time at the beach? 

     [ "ran into" ]

    1: Idiom for saw or be in contact. Heard in the Southern United States.

      * e.g.,  ... I ran into Sally at the bank today. 

     [ "RAN" ]

    1: RAN is the abbreviation of the Royal Australian Navy, the senior service of the Australian Defence Force. Australian Sailors are known for having exceptional training and experience due to the fact the majority of Australian ships are minimum-manned, meaning Australian sailors have to compensate for the duties, of say, four or five sailors of a larger navy i.e. USN, RN, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Ash: That sailor sounds Australian 


     [ "RAN" ]

    2: The RAN has served alongside major allies such as U.S, Britain, New Zealand, etc since it's inception around Australia's federation, alongside the Australian land forces, known as the Australian Regular Army.

      * e.g.,  ... Polly: Well he'd be in the RAN 

     [ "RAN" ]

    1: Stands for Random Asshole Nexus. This is the place where a critical number of people have agglomerated in one tight space such that the pressure to be an asshole becomes overwhelming for members of the crowd and therefore any non-asshole individual in the mix can reasonably anticipate being forced to interact with at least one random asshole – or get caught in the RAN - despite their best intentions otherwise.

      * e.g.,  ... I had no idea I would be forced to interface with the RAN until I saw the show was 'concert seating.' 

     [ "Ran" ]

    1: A person typically male that possesses a massive shlong

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: hey man are you a ran Person 2: yes, my cock is massive 

     [ "RANS" ]

    1: Acronym for "Roshani Anusha Nigil Subin". One of the most successful Indian-Pakistani tournaments hosted in the Dallas area by a young group of individuals.

      * e.g.,  ... Player 1: "Are you going to the tournament this weekend?" Player 2: "You mean the RANS tournament?" 

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