run, go, pass, lead, extend - 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" --3is one way tobe Sample sentence: Something is ----ing PP
operate, run - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" --4is one way todirect
function, work, operate, go, 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" Sample sentence: These cars won't run
range, 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" --8is one way tobe Sample sentence: Something ----s something
campaign, run - run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" --9is one way torace, run
play, run - cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" Sample sentence: Sam and Sue run the movie
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tend, be given, lean, incline, 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" --12is one way tobe Sample sentence: Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
run, execute - 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" --13is one way toenforce, implement, apply Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Something ----s something
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" --18is one way tocontinue Sample sentence: Something ----s
guide, run, draw, pass - 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" Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something PP
run, lead - cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" --23is one way topass, make pass Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something PP
Sample sentence: The men run the horses across the field
run, bleed - be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" --27is one way todiffuse, spread, spread out, fan out Sample sentence: Something ----s
run, run for - extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" --30is one way tolast, endure Sample sentence: Something ----s something
Sample sentences: Something is ----ing PP Somebody ----s PP
hunt, run, hunt down, track down - 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" --36is one way tocapture, catch Sample sentences: Somebody ----s Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody
race, run - compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" --37is one way tocompete, vie, contend
move, go, run - progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" --38is one way tochange
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melt, run, melt down - 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" --39is one way todissolve, resolve, break up Sample sentences: Something ----s Somebody ----s something Something ----s something