Definitions
How to pronounce ran:
Ran - as a noun
A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
Example: "The yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"
The act of testing something
Example: "In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"
A race run on foot
Example: "She broke the record for the half-mile run"
An unbroken series of events
Example: "Had a streak of bad luck"
(american football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Example: "The defensive line braced to stop the run"
A regular trip
Example: "The ship made its run in record time"
The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Example: "He broke into a run"
The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
Example: "The assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
Unrestricted freedom to use
Example: "He has the run of the house"
The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
Example: "A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
A race between candidates for elective office
Example: "I managed his campaign for governor"
A row of unravelled stitches
Example: "She got a run in her stocking"
The pouring forth of a fluid
An unbroken chronological sequence
Example: "The play had a long run on broadway"
A short trip
Example: "Take a run into town"
Ran - as a verb
Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Example: "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Example: "If you see this man, run!"
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Example: "Service runs all the way to cranbury"
Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
Example: "She is running a relief operation in the sudan"
Move along, of liquids
Example: "Water flowed into the cave"
Perform as expected when applied
Example: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"
Change or be different within limits
Example: "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"
Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
Example: "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
Cause to emit recorded audio or video
Example: "They ran the tapes over and over again"
Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
Example: "Who are these people running around in the building?"
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Example: "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"
Be operating, running or functioning
Example: "The car is still running--turn it off!"
Change from one state to another
Example: "Run amok"
Cause to perform
Example: "Run a subject"
Be affected by; be subjected to
Example: "Run a temperature"
Continue to exist
Example: "These stories die hard"
Occur persistently
Example: "Musical talent runs in the family"
Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Example: "Run the dishwasher"
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Example: "We ran the ad three times"
Conduct to completion
Example: "Run an errand"
Pass over, across, or through
Example: "He ran his eyes over her body"
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere
Example: "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
Make without a miss
Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Cause an animal to move fast
Example: "Run the dogs"
Be diffused
Example: "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
Sail before the wind
Cover by running; run a certain distance
Example: "She ran 10 miles that day"
Extend or continue for a certain period of time
Example: "The film runs 5 hours"
Set animals loose to graze
Keep company
Example: "The heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
Run with the ball; in such sports as football
Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
Example: "Run to the store!"
Travel a route regularly
Example: "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Example: "Goering often hunted wild boars in poland"
Compete in a race
Example: "He is running the marathon this year"
Progress by being changed
Example: "The speech has to go through several more drafts"
Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Example: "Melt butter"
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Example: "Her nylons were running"
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
RAN has a SCRABBLE points total of 3.
RAN has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 4.
RAN has a WORDFEUD points total of 3.
