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run
noun as in fast moving on foot
noun as in journey
noun as in sequence, course
verb as in move fast on foot
Strong matches
abscond, amble, barrel, bolt, bound, bustle, canter, career, course, dart, decamp, depart, escape, flee, flit, gallop, hasten, hie, hotfoot, hurry, hustle, lope, pace, scamper, scoot, scorch, scramble, scud, scurry, shag, skedaddle, skip, skitter, smoke, speed, spring, spurt, tear, trot, whisk
Weak matches
beat it, clear out, cut and run, dog it, go like lightning, leg it, light out, make a break, make off, make tracks, take flight, take off, tear out
verb as in move rapidly, flowingly
verb as in operate, drive
verb as in manage, supervise
Strong matches
administer, boss, coordinate, direct, helm, ordain, oversee, regulate, superintend
Weak matches
be in charge, be in driver's seat, be in saddle, carry on, head up, look after, pull the strings, ride herd on, take care of
verb as in continue, range
verb as in attempt to be elected to public office
Weak matches
be a candidate, hit the campaign trail, kiss babies, ring doorbells, shake hands
Example Sentences
In that time, his 3,223 runs are comfortably more than any other player in Test cricket and includes 12 hundreds.
Her partner runs a business of 150 people which demands a lot of his time, and all four of their parents have passed away.
The Chargers quarterback opened the scoring with a five-yard touchdown run on a clinical opening drive.
Sandra Thomson, the lecturer who ran the project, said the course focused on sustainable or "slow" fashion.
“If I had run away from the nuclear forces base, then the local FSB Security Service would’ve reacted decisively and I probably wouldn’t have been able to leave the country,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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