" 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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dash,

•  gallop,

•  jog,

•  scamper,

•  sprint,

•  trip,

•  trot

•  Antonyms : 

•  back up

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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bolt,

•  break,

•  bug out,

•  flee,

•  fly,

•  hightail (it),

•  retreat,

•  run away,

•  run off,

•  skedaddle

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawl,

•  creep,

•  poke

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  bear,

•  extend,

•  go,

•  head,

•  lead,

•  lie

•  Antonyms : 

•  harden,

•  set,

•  solidify

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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dashed,

•  galloped,

•  jogged,

•  scampered,

•  sprinted,

•  tripped,

•  trotted

•  Antonyms : 

•  backed up

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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bolted,

•  broke,

•  bugged out,

•  fled,

•  flew,

•  hightailed (it),

•  ran away,

•  ran off,

•  retreated,

•  skedaddled

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawled,

•  crept,

•  poked

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  bore,

•  extended,

•  headed,

•  lay,

•  led,

•  went

•  Antonyms : 

•  hardened,

•  set,

•  solidified

1: to make a brief visit;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  call,

•  come by,

•  come over,

•  drop by,

•  drop in,

•  pop (in),

•  run in,

•  step in,

•  stop (by or in),

•  visit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in walk out on, go back on;

•  Synonyms : 

•  go back on,

•  jump ship,

•  walk out on,

•  defect (from),

•  desert,

•  rat (on)

•  Antonyms : 

•  adhere (to),

•  cling (to),

•  stick (to or with),

•  cherish,

•  cultivate,

•  foster

1: as in beat the drum (for or about);

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat the drum (for or about),

•  advertise,

•  announce,

•  annunciate,

•  blare,

•  blaze,

•  blazon,

•  broadcast,

•  declare,

•  enunciate,

•  flash,

•  give out,

•  herald,

•  placard,

•  post,

•  proclaim,

•  promulgate,

•  publicize,

•  publish,

•  release,

•  sound,

•  trumpet

•  Antonyms : 

•  conceal,

•  hush (up),

•  silence,

•  suppress,

•  withhold,

•  recall,

•  recant,

•  retract,

•  revoke

1: as in throw out, kick out;

•  Synonyms : 

•  cast out,

•  dismiss,

•  eject,

•  eliminate,

•  evict,

•  exclude,

•  expel,

•  expulse,

•  kick out,

•  oust,

•  throw out,

•  banish,

•  deport,

•  displace,

•  exile,

•  expatriate,

•  relegate,

•  transport,

•  excommunicate,

•  ostracize,

•  reject,

•  repudiate,

•  spurn,

•  dispossess

•  Antonyms : 

•  naturalize,

•  repatriate,

•  accept,

•  admit,

•  receive,

•  take in,

•  entertain,

•  harbor,

•  house,

•  shelter

1: to leave a place often for another;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  bail,

•  bail out,

•  begone,

•  book,

•  bug off,

•  bug out,

•  bugger off,

•  buzz (off),

•  clear off,

•  clear out,

•  cut out,

•  depart,

•  dig out,

•  exit,

•  get,

•  get off,

•  go,

•  go off,

•  move,

•  pack (up or off),

•  part,

•  peel off,

•  pike (out or off),

•  pull out,

•  push off,

•  push on,

•  quit,

•  sally (forth),

•  scarper,

•  shove (off),

•  step (along),

•  take off,

•  vamoose,

•  walk out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrive,

•  come,

•  show up,

•  turn up

1: a prevailing or general movement or inclination;

  * e.g., " ... the company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market "

•  Synonyms : 

•  current,

•  direction,

•  drift,

•  leaning,

•  tendency,

•  tide,

•  trend,

•  wind

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a natural body of running water smaller than a river;

  * e.g., " ... a run full of catfish "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beck,

•  bourn,

•  brook,

•  brooklet,

•  burn,

•  creek,

•  gill,

•  rill,

•  rivulet,

•  runlet,

•  runnel,

•  streamlet

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress;

  * e.g., " ... the actor has been assigned the part for the run of the show "

•  Synonyms : 

•  continuance,

•  date,

•  duration,

•  life,

•  lifespan,

•  lifetime,

•  standing,

•  time

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in countdowns;

•  Synonyms : 

•  countdowns,

•  curtain-raisers,

•  overtures,

•  preambles,

•  preliminaries,

•  preludes,

•  prologues,

•  warm-ups,

•  lead-ins,

•  kickoffs,

•  starts

•  Antonyms : 

•  abatements,

•  declines,

•  decreases,

•  decrements,

•  depletions,

•  diminishments,

•  diminutions,

•  drop-offs,

•  falloffs,

•  falls,

•  losses,

•  reductions,

•  shrinkages,

•  step-downs,

•  deductions,

•  subtractions

2: as in jumps, spikes;

•  Synonyms : 

•  jumps,

•  spikes,

•  accessions,

•  appendixes,

•  continuations,

•  extensions,

•  uptrends,

•  upturns,

•  complements,

•  accumulations,

•  assemblages,

•  collections,

•  gatherings,

•  accretions,

•  accruals,

•  addenda,

•  additions,

•  augmentations,

•  boosts,

•  expansions,

•  gains,

•  increases,

•  increments,

•  more,

•  pluses,

•  proliferations,

•  raises,

•  rises,

•  step-ups,

•  supplements,

•  upticks

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in countdown;

•  Synonyms : 

•  countdown,

•  curtain-raiser,

•  overture,

•  preamble,

•  preliminary,

•  prelude,

•  prologue,

•  warm-up,

•  lead-in,

•  kickoff,

•  start

•  Antonyms : 

•  abatement,

•  decline,

•  decrease,

•  decrement,

•  depletion,

•  diminishment,

•  diminution,

•  drop-off,

•  fall,

•  falloff,

•  lessening,

•  loss,

•  lowering,

•  reduction,

•  shrinkage,

•  step-down,

•  deduction,

•  subtraction

2: as in jump, spike;

•  Synonyms : 

•  jump,

•  spike,

•  accession,

•  appendix,

•  continuation,

•  extension,

•  uptrend,

•  upturn,

•  complement,

•  accumulation,

•  assemblage,

•  collection,

•  gathering,

•  accretion,

•  accrual,

•  addendum,

•  addition,

•  augmentation,

•  boost,

•  expansion,

•  gain,

•  increase,

•  increment,

•  more,

•  plus,

•  proliferation,

•  raise,

•  rise,

•  step-up,

•  supplement,

•  uptick

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)