Word Meaning

running definition and meaning

p. pr. & vb. n. of Run
a. Moving or advancing by running.
a. Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
a. trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
a. Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.
a. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
a. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
a. Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
a. Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
n. The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
n. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
n. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.

Crossword clues for running

- Maintained continuously
- Moving fast
- Operating
- Unceasing