RUNS Synonyms

• (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• the act of moving with great haste

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

• in a rigid manner

• directly

• move or jump suddenly

• secure or lock with a bolt

• swallow hastily

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

• eat hastily without proper chewing

• make or roll into bolts

• the particular occupation for which you are trained

• the general progression of your working or professional life

• move headlong at high speed

• distinctive and stylish elegance

• a quick run

• a footrace run at top speed

• a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

• the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

• the act of moving with great haste

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

• hurl or thrust violently

• destroy or break

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

• add an enlivening or altering element to

• run away quickly

• a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

• ride at a galloping pace

• go at galloping speed

• cause to move at full gallop

• swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

• flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

• run quickly, like a hare

• act at high speed

• move hurridly

• speed up the progress of; facilitate

• cause to occur rapidly

• move with or as if with a rushing sound

• make a thrusting forward movement

• throw forcefully

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

• a rapid active commotion

• cause to move furtively and hurriedly

• move or cause to move energetically or busily

• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

• get by trying hard

• pressure or urge someone into an action

• a sharp change in direction

• a slow pace of running

• a slight push or shake

• continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

• even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing

• run for exercise

• run at a moderately swift pace

• give a slight push to

• stimulate to remember

• any competition

• a contest of speed

• people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a canal for a current of water

• move hurridly

• compete in a race

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

• witty remark

• a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

• a venture off the beaten path

• rushing about hastily in an undignified way

• to move about or proceed hurriedly

• rushing about hastily in an undignified way

• to move about or proceed hurriedly

• a hasty flight

• run away, as if in a panic

• distance travelled per unit time

• a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

• changing location rapidly

• the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

• a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

• move hurridly

• move faster

• move very fast

• travel at an excessive or illegal velocity

• cause to move faster

• a quick run

• run very fast, usually for a short distance

• a slow pace of running

• radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution

• a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

• a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

• run at a moderately swift pace

• ride at a trot

• cause to trot