run|ner

run|ner: run|ner «RUHN uhr», noun.

1. a person, animal, or thing that runs; racer: »A runner arrived out of breath. The world's fastest runners can cover 100 yards in less than 10 seconds (Walter H. Gregg).

2. a) Baseball. a base runner: »The game was close with two out and runners at first and third.
b) Football. a player who carries the ball. c) a messenger: »a runner for a bank or brokerage house.
SYNONYM(S): courier.

3. a person who runs or works a machine, etc.

4. either of the long narrow pieces on which a sleigh or sled slides.

5. the blade of a skate.

6. a long, narrow strip: »We have a runner of carpet in our hall and runners of linen and lace on our dressers.

7. a smuggler; person or ship that tries to evade somebody: »a blockade runner.

8. a) a slender stem that takes root along the ground, thus producing new plants. Strawberry plants spread by runners. »Many plants produce runners and rhizomes that effectively extend the area they occupy (Fred W. Emerson).
b) a plant that spreads by such stems.

9. any one of various climbing bean plants: »the scarlet runner.

10. a raveled place: »There was a runner in her stocking, an affecting thinness to her ankles (New Yorker).

11. a support or groove along, on, or in which anything slides.

12. the rotating part of a turbine.

13. a jurel of the Atlantic coast of America.

14. a person who tries to get business, as for a hotel or tradesman.

15. a collector, agent, or the like, as for a bank or brokerage house.

16. a channel along which molten metal runs from the furnace to the mold.

17. the millstone which turns against a fixed stone in a grinding mill.

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run|ner-up — «ruhnml>uhr UHP», noun, plural run|ners up. a player or team that takes second place in a contest … Useful english dictionary
run·ner — /ˈrʌnɚ/ noun, pl ners [count] 1 a : a person who runs as part of a sport, for exercise, or in a race a long distance/cross country/marathon runner She s a fast runner. 1 b : an animal (such as a horse) that runs in a race … Useful english dictionary
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o´ver|run´ner — o|ver|run «verb. OH vuhr RUHN; noun. OH vuhr RUHN», verb, ran, run, run|ning, noun. –v.t. 1. to spread over and spoil or harm in some way: »Weeds had overrun the old garden. The conquering army overran the village. SYNONYM(S): invade, ravage,… … Useful english dictionary
block|ade-run|ner — «blo KAYD RUHN uhr», noun. 1. a ship that tries to make a run into or out of a port that is being blockaded. 2. the owner, captain, or one of the crew of such a vessel … Useful english dictionary
race|run|ner — race runner, or race|run|ner «RAYS RUHN uhr», noun. a whip tailed lizard of the southeastern United States, about 8 inches long, that can run very fast … Useful english dictionary
dou|ble-run|ner — «DUHB uhl RUHN uhr», noun. two sleds connected by a board, for coasting … Useful english dictionary
foot-run|ner — «FUT RUHN uhr», noun. a man in parts of Africa and Asia appointed to deliver messages and news by running on foot from village to village … Useful english dictionary
fore|run|ner — «FR RUHN uhr, FOHR », noun. 1. a person or thing that goes before or is sent ahead to show that another or something more is coming; herald: »John the Baptist was the forerunner of Christ. The old tintype was a forerunner of today s modern… … Useful english dictionary
front-run|ner — «FRUHNT RUHN uhr», noun. 1. a horse, not necessarily the eventual winner, that leads or takes the lead in a race. 2. Figurative. the leading contender at a given moment in any contest: »A dark horse might win the nomination if the two front… … Useful english dictionary

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