Run vs. Rush — What's the Difference?
By Urooj Arif & Fiza Rafique — Updated on April 3, 2024
Run is a steady pace of movement on foot, while rush implies haste or urgency in moving or doing something.
Difference Between Run and Rush
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Key Differences
Running is a form of physical exercise or mode of movement involving a pace where both feet are off the ground at some point, typically performed at a steady speed. Rushing, on the other hand, conveys a sense of urgency or accelerated action, often driven by time constraints or the need to complete something quickly. While running focuses on the physical aspect of moving at a certain pace, rushing emphasizes the intent and speed driven by necessity or urgency.
Running can be a leisure activity, a competitive sport, or a practical means of transportation, characterized by a controlled pace and the rhythmic motion of legs and arms. Rushing is less about the physical mechanics of movement and more about the speed of completing any task or movement, often leading to hurried actions with less attention to detail. This distinction points out that while all rushing involves moving quickly, not all quick movements or activities classify as running.
In the context of everyday language, "run" can refer to various sustained activities beyond physical movement, such as operating a machine ("run a program"), managing ("run a business"), or a continuous period ("run of good luck"). "Rush," however, is used to describe actions undertaken in a hurry, such as finishing a project under tight deadlines ("rush a job") or moving quickly through a task ("rush through dinner"). The versatility of "run" contrasts with the more specific implication of haste associated with "rush."
Running is an aerobic activity that engages multiple muscle groups, improves cardiovascular health, and can be sustained over a period. Rushing, especially in the context of moving quickly, may also engage the body but is driven more by external pressures than by the intention to exercise or enjoy the movement. The emotional and psychological states induced by each also differ: running can induce a sense of freedom or release, whereas rushing is often accompanied by stress or anxiety due to the pressure to hurry.
Both running and rushing signify motion, but their contexts and connotations diverge significantly. Running is often chosen and controlled, rooted in physical endurance and capability, whereas rushing is compelled by circumstances, emphasizing speed over process and often leading to a chaotic or less controlled execution of tasks or movements.
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Comparison Chart
Definition
Steady pace of movement on foot.
Haste or urgency in movement or action.
Focus
Physical exercise or movement.
Speed and urgency of completing tasks.
Contexts
Exercise, transportation, sports.
Deadlines, emergencies, quick completions.
Physiological
Aerobic activity, engages multiple muscle groups.
May engage the body due to quick action, driven by stress.
Emotional State
Can induce freedom, enjoyment.
Often accompanied by stress, anxiety.
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Run
Steady pace of physical movement.
She runs three miles every morning for exercise.
Rush
Quick action or movement with urgency.
She rushed to the airport to catch her flight.
Run
Can signify continuous operation or management.
He runs a successful small business.
Rush
Driven by time constraints or emergencies.
The team rushed the project to meet the deadline.
Run
Associated with leisure, sport, or necessity.
Running in the park is her favorite leisure activity.
Rush
Implies haste in completing tasks or duties.
He rushed through his homework to meet his friends.
Run
Often chosen and controlled by the individual.
They planned to run the marathon together.
Rush
Associated with stress or pressure.
The morning rush to school always stressed her out.
Run
Improves cardiovascular health and fitness.
Regular running has improved his stamina.
Rush
Can lead to hurried actions with less attention to detail.
Rushing the job resulted in numerous errors.
Run
To move swiftly on foot so that both or all feet are not on the ground during each stride.
Rush
Move with urgent haste
Oliver rushed after her
I rushed outside and hailed a taxi
Run
To retreat rapidly; flee
When they heard the police siren, they ran.
Rush
Dash towards (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture
To rush the bank and fire willy-nilly could be disastrous for everyone
Run
(Informal) To depart; leave
Sorry, I have to run.
Rush
Entertain (a new student) in order to assess suitability for membership of a college fraternity or sorority.
Run
To migrate, especially to move in a shoal in order to spawn. Used of fish.
Rush
Make (a customer) pay a particular amount, especially an excessive one
How much did they rush you for this heap?
They rushed you, all right! It's not worth a penny more than £120
Run
To move without hindrance or restraint
We let the dog run in the field.
Rush
A sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people
There was a rush for the door
Run
To move or go quickly or hurriedly
Run around doing errands.
Rush
An act of advancing forward, especially towards the quarterback.
Run
To go when in trouble or distress
He is always running to his lawyer.
Rush
The first prints made of a film after a period of shooting
After the shoot the agency team will see the rushes
Run
To make a short, quick trip or visit
Ran next door to borrow a cup of sugar.
Ran down to the store.
Rush
An erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. Widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.
Run
To take part in a race or contest by running
Ran in the marathon.
Athletes who run for the gold medal.
Rush
A thing of no value (used for emphasis)
Not one of them is worth a rush
Run
To compete in a race for elected office
Ran for mayor.
Rush
To move swiftly; hurry
Rushed after the bus.
Run
To finish a race or contest in a specified position
Ran second.
Rush
To act with great haste
Rushed to finish the project.
Run
To move freely, as on wheels
The car ran downhill. The drawer runs on small bearings.
Rush
To make a sudden or swift attack or charge
The cavalry rushed down upon the encampment.
Run
To travel over a regular route
The ferry runs every hour.
Rush
To flow or surge rapidly, often with noise
Water rushed over the cliff.
Run
(Nautical) To sail or steer before the wind or on an indicated course
Run before a storm.
Rush
(Football) To advance the ball or attempt to advance the ball from scrimmage by carrying it rather than passing.
Run
To flow, especially in a steady stream
Fresh water runs from the spring. Turn on the faucet and let the water run.
Rush
To cause to move rapidly
Had to rush fresh troops to the front lines.
Run
To melt and flow
The flame made the solder run.
Rush
To cause to act with haste
Made a mistake because we were rushed.
Run
To emit pus, mucus, or serous fluid
Pollen makes my nose run.
Rush
To perform with great haste
Had to rush the project to complete it on time.
Run
To spread or dissolve, as dyes in fabric.
Rush
To attack swiftly and suddenly
Infantry rushed the enemy after the artillery barrage.
Run
To have dye spread or dissolve
Colorfast garments are not supposed to run.
Rush
To transport or carry hastily
An ambulance rushed her to the hospital.
Run
To extend, stretch, or reach in a certain direction or to a particular point
This road runs to the next town.
Rush
To entertain or pay great attention to
They rushed him for their fraternity.
Run
To extend, spread, or climb as a result of growing
Ivy ran up the wall.
Rush
(Football) To run toward (a passer or kicker) in order to block or disrupt a play.
Run
To become known or prevalent rapidly in or over an area
Disease that ran rampant.
Rush
A sudden movement toward something
A rush to leave the room.
Run
To unravel along a line
Her stocking ran.
Rush
An anxious and eager movement to get to or from a place
A rush to the goldfields.
Run
To be valid or in effect, as in a given area
The speed limit runs only to the town line.
Rush
A sudden widespread demand
A rush for gold coins.
Run
To be present as a valid accompaniment
Fishing rights run with ownership of the land.
Rush
General haste or busyness
The office always operates in a rush.
Run
To accumulate or accrue
The interest runs from the first of the month.
Rush
A sudden attack; an onslaught.
Run
To be in operation; function or work
The engine is running.
Rush
A rapid, often noisy flow or passage
Listened to the rush of the wind.
Run
To pass; elapse
Days ran into weeks.
Rush
A large or overwhelming number or amount
A rush of last-minute holiday orders.
Run
To tend to persist or recur
Stinginess seems to run in that family.
Rush
An attempt to advance the ball from scrimmage by carrying it.
Run
To pass into or become subject to a specified condition
We ran into debt.
Rush
An act of running at a passer or kicker in order to block or prevent a play.
Run
To take a particular form, order, or expression
My reasoning runs thus. The report runs as follows.
Rush
(Sports) A rapid advance of the puck toward the opponent's goal in ice hockey.
Run
To tend or incline
Their taste in art runs to the bizarre.
Rush
Rushes The first, unedited print of a movie scene.
Run
To occupy or exist in a certain range
The sizes run from small to large.
Rush
A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members
A sorority rush.
Run
To be presented or performed
The lecture is running late. The play ran for six months.
Rush
A surge or release of emotion
Felt a rush of fear.
Run
To be published or broadcast, especially as news
The story ran in the sports section on Sunday.
Rush
A sudden, brief exhilaration
Felt a heady rush when her name was called out as the winner.
Run
To travel over on foot at a pace faster than a walk
Ran the entire distance.
Rush
The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.
Run
To cause (an animal) to move quickly or rapidly
Ran the horse around the track.
Rush
Any of various grasslike wetland plants of the genus Juncus, having stiff hollow or pithy stems and small usually clustered brownish flowers.
Run
To allow to move without restraint
We like to run the dogs along the beach.
Rush
Any of various similar plants, such as a bulrush.
Run
To hunt or pursue; chase
Dogs running deer.
Rush
The stem of one of these plants, used in making baskets, mats, and chair seats.
Run
To cause to move quickly
She ran her fingers along the keyboard.
Rush
Performed with or requiring great haste or urgency
A rush job.
A rush order.
Run
(Nautical) To cause to move on a course
We ran our boat into a cove.
Rush
Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
Run
To cause to be in a given condition
The toddlers ran me ragged.
Rush
The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
Run
To cause to compete in a race
He ran two horses in the Kentucky Derby.
Rush
The merest trifle; a straw.
Run
To present or nominate for elective office
The party ran her for senator.
Rush
A wick.
Run
To convey or transport
Run me into town. Run the garbage over to the dump.
Rush
A sudden forward motion.
Run
(Football) To attempt to advance (the ball) by carrying it.
Rush
A surge.
A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.
Run
To pass over or through
Run the rapids.
Run a roadblock.
Rush
General haste.
Many errors were made in the rush to finish.
Run
To cause to flow
Run water into a tub.
Rush
A rapid, noisy flow.
A rush of water;
A rush of footsteps
Run
To be flowing with
The fountains ran champagne.
Rush
(military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
Run
To melt, fuse, or smelt (metal).
Rush
(video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
Run
To mold or cast (molten metal)
Run gold into ingots.
Rush
(contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
A rush on the quarterback
Run
To cause to extend or pass
Run a rope between the poles.
Rush
A rusher; a lineman.
The center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line
Run
To mark or trace on a surface
Run a pencil line between two points.
Rush
A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
The rollercoaster gave me a rush.
Run
To sew with a continuous line of stitches
Run a seam.
Rush
(college slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
Rush week
Run
To cause to unravel along a line
She ran her stocking on a splinter.
Rush
(college slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
Run
To submit for consideration or review
I'll run the idea by you before I write the proposal.
Rush
A perfect recitation.
Run
To continue to present or perform
Ran the film for a month.
Rush
(croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
Run
To publish in a periodical
Run an advertisement.
Rush
To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
Rush one's dinner;
Rush off an email response
Run
To cause to crash or collide
Ran the car into a fence.
Rush
(intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
Armies rush to battle;
Waters rush down a precipice.
Run
To cause to penetrate
I ran a pin into my thumb.
Rush
To dribble rapidly.
Run
To subject oneself or be subjected to
Run a risk.
Rush
To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
Run
To have as an ongoing financial obligation
Run a deficit.
Run a tab.
Rush
(transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
Don't rush your client or he may withdraw.
Run
To be as a cost for; cost
Those hotel rooms can run you hundreds of dollars a night.
Rush
To make a swift or sudden attack.
Run
To score (balls or points) consecutively in billiards
Run 15 balls.
Rush
(military) To swiftly attack without warning.
Run
To clear (the table) in pool by consecutive scores.
Rush
To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
Run
To cause to function; operate
Run a machine.
Rush
(transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport.
Run
To control, manage, or direct
Ran the campaign by himself.
A bureau that runs espionage operations.
Rush
To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
Run
To do or carry out
Run errands.
Run an experiment.
Rush
To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
Run
(Computers) To process or execute (a program or instruction).
Rush
To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Run
To compare (data) with data in a database or other storage medium
The police ran the license plate number to see if the car was registered.
Rush
To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
Run
An act or period of running
How was your run this morning?.
Rush
Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
A rush job
Run
A pace faster than a walk
Set off at a brisk run.
Rush
A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus.
Run
A distance covered by running or traveling
A 10-mile run.
Rush
The merest trifle; a straw.
John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush.
Run
The time taken to cover such a distance
By taxi, it is a two minutes' run from the station.
Rush
A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds; a rush of water.
A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
Run
A quick trip or visit
A run into town.
Rush
Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business.
Run
A scheduled or regular route
A delivery run.
Rush
A perfect recitation.
Run
A straight course or short distance followed by an aircraft before dropping a bomb on a target.
Rush
A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush.
Run
A stretch or period of riding, as in a race or to the hounds.
Rush
To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.
Like to an entered tide, they all rush by.
Run
(Sports) The distance a golf ball rolls after hitting the ground.
Rush
To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation.
They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers.
Run
Unrestricted freedom or use of an area
We had the run of the library.
Rush
To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward.
Run
(Sports) A running race
The winner of the mile run.
Rush
To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Run
A campaign for public office
She managed his successful senatorial run.
Rush
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner;
In his haste to leave he forgot his book
Run
(Baseball) A point scored by advancing around the bases and reaching home plate safely.
Rush
A sudden forceful flow
Run
(Football) A player's act of carrying the ball, usually for a specified distance
A 30-yard run.
Rush
Grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
Run
The migration of fish, especially in order to spawn.
Rush
Physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
Run
A group or school of fish ascending a river in order to spawn.
Rush
The swift release of a store of affective force;
They got a great bang out of it
What a boot!
He got a quick rush from injecting heroin
He does it for kicks
Run
A track or slope along or down which something can travel
A logging run.
Rush
A sudden burst of activity;
Come back after the rush
Run
A pipe or channel through which something flows.
Rush
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line;
The linebackers were ready to stop a rush
Run
(Sports) A particular type of passage down a hill or across country experienced by an athlete, such as a skier or bobsledder
Had two very good runs before the end of the day.
Rush
Step on it;
He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
The cars raced down the street
Run
A trail or way made or frequented by animals.
Rush
Attack suddenly
Run
An outdoor enclosure for domestic animals or poultry
A dog run.
Rush
Urge to an unnatural speed;
Don't rush me, please!
Run
Australian & New Zealand A tract of open land used for raising livestock; a ranch.
Rush
Act or move at high speed;
We have to rush!
Hurry--it's late!
Run
A continuous length or extent of something
A five-foot run of tubing.
Rush
Run with the ball, in football
Run
The direction, configuration, or lie of something
The run of the grain in leather.
Rush
Cause to move fast or to rush or race;
The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
Run
(Nautical) The immersed part of a ship's hull abaft of the middle body.
Rush
Cause to occur rapidly;
The infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Run
A length of torn or unraveled stitches in a knitted fabric.
Rush
Not accepting reservations
Run
(Geology) A vein or seam, as of ore or rock.
Rush
Done under pressure;
A rush job
Run
A continuous period of operation, especially of a machine or factory
Gave the new furnace a run.
Run
The production achieved during such a period
A press run of 15,000 copies.
Run
(Computers) An execution of a specific program or instruction.
Run
A movement or flow
A run of sap.
Run
The duration or amount of such a flow.
Run
A drip of paint or a mark left by such a drip.
Run
Eastern Lower Northern US See creek.
Run
A fall or slide, as of sand or mud.
Run
An unbroken series or sequence
A run of dry summers.
Run
(Games) A continuous sequence of playing cards in one suit.
Run
An unbroken sequence or period of performances or presentations, as in the theater.
Run
A successful sequence of actions, such as well-played shots or victories in a sport.
Run
(Music) A rapid sequence of notes.
Run
A series of unexpected and urgent demands, as by depositors or customers
A run on a bank.
Run
A sustained state or condition
A run of good luck.
Run
A trend or tendency
The run of events.
Run
The average type, group, or category
The broad run of voters want the candidate to win.
Run
Runs(Informal)Diarrhea. Often used with the.
Run
Being in a melted or molten state
Run butter.
Run gold.
Run
Completely exhausted from running.
Run
To move swiftly.
Run
(intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. Compare walk.
Run, Sarah, run!
Run
(intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
The horse ran the length of the track.
I have been running all over the building looking for him.
Sorry, I've got to run; my house is on fire.
Run
(transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
Every day I run my dog across the field and back.
I'll just run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet.
Run your fingers through my hair.
Run
To compete in a race.
The horse will run the Preakness next year.
I'm not ready to run a marathon.
Run
(transitive) To transport someone or something, notionally at a brisk pace.
Could you run me over to the store?
Please run this report upstairs to director's office.
Run
Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
The bus (train, plane, ferry boat, etc) runs between Newport and Riverside
Run
(transitive) To transit a length of a river, as in whitewater rafting.
Run
(intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
Run
To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
Run
(transitive) To achieve or perform by running or as if by running.
The horse ran a great race.
Run
(intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
Whenever things get tough, she cuts and runs.
When he's broke, he runs to me for money.
Run
To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
If you have a collision with a vehicle oncoming from the right, after having run priority to the right, you are at fault.
Run
To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
Run
(fluids) To flow.
Run
To move or spread quickly.
There's a strange story running around the neighborhood.
The flu is running through my daughter's kindergarten.
Run
(intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
Your nose is running.
Why is the hose still running?
Run
(transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.
You'll have to run the water a while before it gets hot.
Could you run a bath for me, please?
Run
(intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
Run
(intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
During washing, the red from the rug ran onto the white sheet, staining it pink.
Run
To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
To run bullets
Run
To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
Run
(transitive) To control or manage, be in charge of.
My uncle ran a corner store for forty years.
She runs the fundraising.
My parents think they run my life.
He is running the candidate's expensive campaign.
Run
(intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
I have decided to run for governor of California.
We're trying to find somebody to run against him next year.
Run
To make participate in certain kinds of competitions
Run
(transitive) To make run in a race.
He ran his best horse in the Derby.
Run
(transitive) To make run in an election.
The Green Party is running twenty candidates in this election.
Run
To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
To run through life; to run in a circle
Run
(intransitive) To be presented in the media.
The story will run on the 6-o'clock news.
The latest Robin Williams movie is running at the Silver City theatre.
Her picture ran on the front page of the newspaper.
Run
(transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
Run a story; run an ad
Run
To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.
Run
To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
Run
(intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
The border runs for 3000 miles.
The leash runs along a wire.
The grain of the wood runs to the right on this table.
It ran in quality from excellent to substandard.
Run
(intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
The sale will run for ten days.
The contract runs through 2008.
The meeting ran late.
The book runs 655 pages.
The speech runs as follows: …
Run
(transitive) To make something extend in space.
I need to run this wire along the wall.
Run
(intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
My car stopped running.
That computer runs twenty-four hours a day.
Buses don't run here on Sunday.
Run
(transitive) To make a machine operate.
It's full. You can run the dishwasher now.
Don't run the engine so fast.
Run
To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
To run from one subject to another
Run
(copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
Our supplies are running low.
They frequently overspent and soon ran into debt.
Run
(transitive) To cost a large amount of money.
Buying a new laptop will run you a thousand dollars.
Laptops run about a thousand dollars apiece.
Run
(intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
My stocking is running.
Run
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
Run
To cause to enter; to thrust.
To run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into one's foot
Run
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
Run
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
To run a line
Run
To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
To run the risk of losing one's life
Run
To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
Run
To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
Run
To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
Run
To control or have precedence in a card game.
Every three or four hands he would run the table.
Run
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
Run
(archaic) To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Run
To have growth or development.
Boys and girls run up rapidly.
Run
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
Run
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
Certain covenants run with the land.
Run
To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
Run
(golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
Run
To speedrun.
Run
Past participle of rin
Run
Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
I just got back from my morning run.
Run
Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) not necessarily on foot; dash or errand, trip.
I need to make a run to the store.
Run
A pleasure trip.
Let's go for a run in the car.
Run
Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
Run
Migration of fish.
Run
A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
Run
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to:
Run
A (regular) trip or route.
The bus on the Cherry Street run is always crowded.
Run
The route taken while running or skiing.
Which run did you do today?
Run
A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
Run
The distance sailed by a ship.
A good run; a run of fifty miles
Run
A voyage.
A run to China
Run
A trial.
The data got lost, so I'll have to perform another run of the experiment.
Run
The execution of a program or model
This morning's run of the SHIPS statistical model gave Hurricane Priscilla a 74% chance of gaining at least 30 knots of intensity in 24 hours, reconfirmed by the HMON and GFS dynamical models.
Run
(video games) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
This was my first successful run without losing any health.
Run
Unrestricted use. have the run of.
He can have the run of the house.
Run
An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
He set up a rabbit run.
Run
Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
Run
State of being current; currency; popularity.
Run
Continuous or sequential
Run
A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
I’m having a run of bad luck.
He went to Las Vegas and spent all his money over a three-day run.
Run
A series of tries in a game that were successful.
If our team can keep up their strong defense, expect them to make a run in this tournament.
Run
A production quantity (such as in a factory).
Yesterday we did a run of 12,000 units.
The book’s initial press run will be 5,000 copies.
Run
The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
The run of the show lasted two weeks, and we sold out every night.
It is the last week of our French cinema run.
Run
(slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
Run
(card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
Run
(music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
Run
A flow of liquid; a leak.
The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.
A run of must in wine-making
The first run of sap in a maple orchard
Run
A small creek or part thereof. Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.
The military campaign near that creek was known as "The battle of Bull Run".
Run
A quick pace, faster than a walk.
He broke into a run.
Run
(of horses) A fast gallop.
Run
(banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.
Run
Any sudden large demand for something.
There was a run on Christmas presents.
Run
Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces
Run
The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
Run
The horizontal length of a set of stairs
Run
(construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
Run
A standard or unexceptional group or category.
He stood out from the usual run of applicants.
Run
In sports
Run
(baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
Run
(cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
Run
(American football) A running play.
[...] one of the greatest runs of all time.
Run
(golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
Run
(golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
Run
The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
Run
A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
I have a run in my stocking.
Run
(nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
Run
(mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
Run
A pair or set of millstones.
Run
(speedrunning) Shortening of speedrun.
Run
In a liquid state; melted or molten.
Put some run butter on the vegetables.
Run
Cast in a mould.
Run
Exhausted; depleted especially with "down" or "out".
Run
Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
Run
Smuggled.
Run brandy
Run
To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; - said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog.
Run
To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.
"Ha, ha, the fox!" and after him they ran.
Run
To flee, as from fear or danger.
As from a bear a man would run for life.
Run
To steal off; to depart secretly.
Run
Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body.
Run
To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
Run
To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round.
She saw with joy the line immortal run,Each sire impressed, and glaring in his son.
Run
To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; - so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.
And had her stock been less, no doubtShe must have long ago run out.
But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had run up into great bushes, or rather dwarf trees.
Run
To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle.
Virgil, in his first Georgic, has run into a set of precepts foreign to his subject.
Run
To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.
When we desire anything, our minds run wholly on the good circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones.
Run
To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; - with on.
Run
To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west.
Where the generally allowed practice runs counter to it.
Little is the wisdom, where the flightSo runs against all reason.
Run
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
The king's ordinary style runneth, "Our sovereign lord the king."
Run
To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Men gave them their own names, by which they run a great while in Rome.
Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himself.
Run
To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly.
If the richness of the ground cause turnips to run to leaves.
Run
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds.
Temperate climates run into moderate governments.
Run
To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing.
In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, but near the borders they run into one another.
Run
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land.
Customs run only upon our goods imported or exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest runs as well upon our ships as goods, and must be yearly paid.
Run
To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.
Run
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
To run the world back to its first original.
I would gladly understand the formation of a soul, and run it up to its "punctum saliens."
Run
To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot.
You run your head into the lion's mouth.
Having run his fingers through his hair.
Run
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
They ran the ship aground.
A talkative person runs himself upon great inconveniences by blabbing out his own or other's secrets.
Others, accustomed to retired speculations, run natural philosophy into metaphysical notions.
Run
To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the like.
The purest gold must be run and washed.
Run
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line.
Run
To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; - said of contraband or dutiable goods.
Heavy impositions . . . are a strong temptation of running goods.
Run
To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career.
Run
To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress.
Run
To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below.
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.
Run
To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, and run his fortune with them.
Run
To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a hotel.
Run
To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
Run
To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
Run
To migrate or move in schools; - said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn.
Run
To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
Run
The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run.
Run
A small stream; a brook; a creek.
Run
That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.
Run
A course; a series; that which continues in a certain course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck.
They who made their arrangements in the first run of misadventure . . . put a seal on their calamities.
Run
State of being current; currency; popularity.
It is impossible for detached papers to have a general run, or long continuance, if not diversified with humor.
Run
Continued repetition on the stage; - said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights.
A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense run.
Run
A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.
Run
A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep run.
Run
The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter.
Run
A pleasure excursion; a trip.
I think of giving her a run in London.
Run
The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
Run
A roulade, or series of running tones.
Run
The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed.
Run
The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; - said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
Run
In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made by a player, which enables him to score one point; also, the point thus scored; in cricket, a passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a player made three runs; the side went out with two hundred runs; the Yankees scored three runs in the seventh inning.
The "runs" are made from wicket to wicket, the batsmen interchanging ends at each run.
Run
A pair or set of millstones.
Run
A number of cards of the same suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.
Run
The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.
[Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but he surpasses them in the long run.
I saw nothing else that is superior to the common run of parks.
Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his own vast superiority to the common run of men.
His whole appearance was something out of the common run.
Run
Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead.
Run
Smuggled; as, run goods.
Run
A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely;
The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
Their first tally came in the 3rd inning
Run
The act of testing something;
In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
He called each flip of the coin a new trial
Run
A race run on foot;
She broke the record for the half-mile run
Run
An unbroken series of events;
Had a streak of bad luck
Nicklaus had a run of birdies
Run
(American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball;
The defensive line braced to stop the run
The coach put great emphasis on running
Run
A regular trip;
The ship made its run in record time
Run
The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;
He broke into a run
His daily run keeps him fit
Run
The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation;
The assembly line was on a 12-hour run
Run
Unrestricted freedom to use;
He has the run of the house
Run
The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);
A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint
Run
A small stream
Run
A race between candidates for elective office;
I managed his campaign for governor
He is raising money for a Senate run
Run
A row of unravelled stitches;
She got a run in her stocking
Run
The pouring forth of a fluid
Run
An unbroken chronological sequence;
The play had a long run on Broadway
The team enjoyed a brief run of victories
Run
A short trip;
Take a run into town
Run
Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time;
Don't run--you'll be out of breath
The children ran to the store
Run
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
If you see this man, run!
The burglars escaped before the police showed up
Run
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
Service runs all the way to Cranbury
His knowledge doesn't go very far
My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
Run
Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
Run
Have a particular form;
The story or argument runs as follows
As the saying goes...
Run
Move along, of liquids;
Water flowed into the cave
The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Run
Perform as expected when applied;
The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
Does this old car still run well?
This old radio doesn't work anymore
Run
Change or be different within limits;
Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion
Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent
The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals
My students range from very bright to dull
Run
Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;
Who's running for treasurer this year?
Run
Cause to emit recorded sounds;
They ran the tapes over and over again
Can you play my favorite record?
Run
Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way;
Who are these people running around in the building?
She runs around telling everyone of her troubles
Let the dogs run free
Run
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
These dresses run small
He inclined to corpulence
Run
Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
Run the dishwasher
Run a new program on the Mac
The computer executed the instruction
Run
Be operating, running or functioning;
The car is still running--turn it off!
Run
Change from one state to another;
Run amok
Run rogue
Run riot
Run
Cause to perform;
Run a subject
Run a process
Run
Be affected by; be subjected to;
Run a temperature
Run a risk
Run
Continue to exist;
These stories die hard
The legend of Elvis endures
Run
Occur persistently;
Musical talent runs in the family
Run
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
We ran the ad three times
This paper carries a restaurant review
All major networks carried the press conference
Run
Carry out;
Run an errand
Run
Guide or pass over something;
He ran his eyes over her body
She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
He drew her hair through his fingers
Run
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
Run the wire behind the cabinet
Run
Make without a miss
Run
Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Run
Cause an animal to move fast;
Run the dogs
Run
Be diffused;
These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
Run
Sail before the wind
Run
Cover by running; run a certain distance;
She ran 10 miles that day
Run
Extend or continue for a certain period of time;
The film runs 5 hours
Run
Set animals loose to graze
Run
Keep company;
The heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring
Run
Run with the ball; in such sports as football
Run
Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;
Run to the store!
She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there
Run
Travel a route regularly;
Ships ply the waters near the coast
Run
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);
Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
The dogs are running deer
The Duke hunted in these woods
Run
Compete in a race;
He is running the Marathon this year
Let's race and see who gets there first
Run
Progress by being changed;
The speech has to go through several more drafts
Run through your presentation before the meeting
Run
Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
Melt butter
Melt down gold
The wax melted in the sun
Run
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;
Her nylons were running
Run
Become undone;
The sweater unraveled
Common Curiosities
What does it mean to run an errand?
To perform a task or a series of tasks outside the home, typically involving going to one or more locations.
Why do people rush?
Often due to external pressures, deadlines, or the need to complete tasks in a limited timeframe.
How does rushing affect health?
Chronic rushing, associated with stress and anxiety, can negatively impact mental and physical health, unlike the typically beneficial effects of running.
Can "rush" ever have a positive connotation?
In some contexts, yes, such as the thrill or excitement of rushing to meet a challenge, but it generally implies pressure and haste.
Can running be part of a rushed routine?
Yes, if running is hurriedly fit into a busy schedule, but this may alter the experience from leisurely and health-focused to one driven by the same pressures that cause rushing.
What's the impact of rushing on productivity?
Short-term, rushing may increase productivity, but long-term, it can lead to burnout, decreased quality of work, and health issues.
Is running always physical?
No, "running" can refer to operating systems, managing businesses, or a sequence of events, not just physical movement.
What is the difference between a sprint and a rush?
A sprint is a short, intense run at full speed, focused on physical exertion, while a rush involves hurried action, not limited to running, often due to urgency or haste.
How can one manage the need to rush?
Effective time management, prioritization, and setting realistic deadlines can reduce the need to rush.
Is it possible to rush efficiently?
While rushing can expedite task completion, it often compromises quality and can lead to mistakes or oversights.
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