" runs "

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 : 

•  dashes,

•  gallops,

•  jogs,

•  scampers,

•  sprints,

•  trips,

•  trots

•  Antonyms : 

•  backs 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 : 

•  bolts,

•  breaks,

•  bugs out,

•  flees,

•  flies,

•  hightails (it),

•  retreats,

•  runs away,

•  runs off,

•  skedaddles

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawls,

•  creeps,

•  pokes

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 : 

•  bears,

•  extends,

•  goes,

•  heads,

•  leads,

•  lies

•  Antonyms : 

•  hardens,

•  sets,

•  solidifies

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 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: 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: as in throws out, kicks out;

•  Synonyms : 

•  casts out,

•  dismisses,

•  ejects,

•  eliminates,

•  evicts,

•  excludes,

•  expels,

•  expulses,

•  kicks out,

•  ousts,

•  throws out,

•  banishes,

•  deports,

•  displaces,

•  exiles,

•  expatriates,

•  relegates,

•  transports,

•  excommunicates,

•  ostracizes,

•  rejects,

•  repudiates,

•  spurns,

•  dispossesses

•  Antonyms : 

•  naturalizes,

•  repatriates,

•  accepts,

•  admits,

•  receives,

•  takes in,

•  entertains,

•  harbors,

•  houses,

•  shelters

1: as in walks out on, goes back on;

•  Synonyms : 

•  goes back on,

•  jumps ship,

•  walks out on,

•  defects (from),

•  deserts,

•  rats (on)

•  Antonyms : 

•  adheres (to),

•  clings (to),

•  sticks (to or with),

•  cherishes,

•  cultivates,

•  fosters

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  beats the drum (for or about),

•  advertises,

•  announces,

•  annunciates,

•  blares,

•  blazes,

•  blazons,

•  broadcasts,

•  declares,

•  enunciates,

•  flashes,

•  gives out,

•  heralds,

•  placards,

•  posts,

•  proclaims,

•  promulgates,

•  publicizes,

•  publishes,

•  releases,

•  sounds,

•  trumpets

•  Antonyms : 

•  conceals,

•  hushes (up),

•  silences,

•  suppresses,

•  withholds,

•  recalls,

•  recants,

•  retracts,

•  revokes

1: to leave a place often for another;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  bails,

•  bails out,

•  books,

•  buggers off,

•  bugs off,

•  bugs out,

•  buzzes (off),

•  clears off,

•  clears out,

•  cuts out,

•  departs,

•  digs out,

•  exits,

•  gets,

•  gets off,

•  goes,

•  goes off,

•  moves,

•  packs (up or off),

•  parts,

•  peels off,

•  pikes (out or off),

•  pulls out,

•  pushes off,

•  pushes on,

•  quits,

•  sallies (forth),

•  scarpers,

•  shoves (off),

•  steps (along),

•  takes off,

•  vamooses,

•  walks out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrives,

•  comes,

•  shows up,

•  turns up

1: abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools;

  * e.g., " ... with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  Delhi belly,

•  diarrhea,

•  flux,

•  Montezuma's revenge,

•  trots,

•  turista

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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)