Runs
/ɹʌnz/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of run form-of, plural
- 2 Diarrhea/diarrhoea. often, plural, plural-only, slang, with-definite-article
"He missed several days of school because he had the runs. They think it was a Norovirus infection."
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of run form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs away with it."
Etymology
Usually said to allude to the fact that an affected person is frequently running to get to a toilet immediately. Sometimes said to allude to the runniness (runny consistency) of the stool.