run in

run in
heart disease runs in the family: BE COMMON IN, be inherent in.
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transitive verb
1.
a. : to make (typeset matter) continuous without a paragraph or other break
b. : to insert as additional matter
c. : to give paragraph indention to (a subhead) and make part of the running text
d. : to load (matrices) into a typesetting machine in which matrix distribution is automatic
2. : to arrest for a minor offense

got drunk the other night and the coppers run me in — Carl Sandburg

run in for speeding

3. : to operate (a newly built machine) long enough and at the proper speeds to cause the bearing surfaces to so wear that the machine may be satisfactorily operated under service conditions
1. of typeset matter : to come short of filling the estimated space
2. : to pay a casual visit

lived close by and was used to running in whenever he liked

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run in
1. To go in
2. To arrest and take to a lock-up
3. To insert a word, etc, without making a break or new paragraph (printing)
4. To bring (new machinery, a car, etc) into full working condition by a period of careful operation
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Main Entry: ↑run

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ˌrun ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run in he/she/it runs in present participle running in past tense ran in past participle run in] informal old-fashioned phrasal verb
to find a criminal and take them to a police station.
Thesaurus: arresting, interviewing and charging suspectshyponym
Main entry: run

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run in [phrasal verb]
1 run (someone) in or run in (someone) informal + somewhat old-fashioned : to arrest (someone)

The police ran him in for being drunk and disorderly.

2 run (something) in or run in (something) Brit : to drive (a new vehicle) carefully for a period of time until it is ready for regular use

You shouldn't drive a new car too fast while you're running it in. [=breaking it in]

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Main Entry: ↑run

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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