Ran

//ɹæn//

Synonyms for "ran" (1188 found)

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hunt ply campaign carry extend footrace function go guide hunt down hurry lead melt move operate pass play prevail race range

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rivulet speed travel ladder abide abrade abrasion abscond absquatulate academic freedom acciaccatura acquire act administer adolescent stream advance affluence afflux affluxion aim air lane air race airlift alameda angular motion applique apply appoggiatura arabesque array arroyo articulation ascend ascending ascent assault attend automobile race average average man averageness axial motion azimuth back back up backflowing backing backward motion balance bank bark barrel batch be effective be in action be responsible for bear bear upon bearing beat beat a retreat beaten path beaten track beck become bent berm bicycle path bicycle race bide blemish bloody boardwalk boat boat race bolt booking boost bootleg borscht circuit boss bound bourn braided stream branch break breed bridle path bring down bring on bring out bring upon brook brooklet brownian movement buck bucket budge bull bulldoze bum bump bundle bunt bureaucracy bureaucratism burn burrow burst burst of speed bustle butt butt against buzz cadence cadenza call the signals canoe canter captain career carry on carry out carry sail carry through catena catenation catwalk cave center chafe chain chain reaction chaining chair change change place channel chart a course chase check chinoiserie chip circle circuit circulate circumnavigate claw clear out climb climbing coast coil colliquate coloratura command common man common run commonality commonness commute companion concatenation concourse concussion cond conduct confluence conflux conn connection consecution constitutional freedom contest a seat contest of speed continualness continuance continuation continue continue to be continuity continuum contraband contract control couch course cover cover ground covert coxswain crack crackle cram crash craze creek crick cross cross-country race crosscurrent crossing crowd cruise culture currency current

Noun(2 words)

ladder campaign

Verb(9 words)

be given black market bleed break away bunk campaign carry consort course

Strong matches (356)

cut cut and run cycle daily grind dart dash dash off dash on date dead run deal with decamp decoagulate decoct defeat time defluxion defrost defy time deliquesce den

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depart derby descend descending descent desert designate dig direct direction direction line discharge discipline dissolve division dog dog it dog race dogtrot double time double-time downflow downpour downward motion drag race drift driftage drive drone drove duration dust dwell dysentery earth ebb ebbing elapse elbow elope embellishment embroider emigrate emigration enclosure encompass encounter endless belt endless round endurance endurance race endure engagement engineer engrave enter the lists environ esplanade everyman everywoman excursion execute exist exit expatriate expatriation expedition expire extension extensiveness falcon fall in with fall into fare fare forth farm fastwalk fatten feed fester festinate fetch file filiation fioritura flank speed flash flash burn flat-out speed flee flight flight path flit float flood flourish flow flow back flow in flow on flow out flowing flowing stream fluency fluidify fluidize flush fluviation flux fly fly coop flywheel effect follow the hounds foot foot pavement footpath footway force forced draft form forward motion fowl fox trot fox-trot fracture fray frazzle freedom freedom from fear freedom from want freedom of worship fresh freshet fret fugitate full gallop fun fuse gain gall gallop gamut gang garden path gash generality get get going get moving get out get over ghost gill girl next door git glacial movement glide go along go around go by go by ship go hunting go on go on shipboard go out go round go sideways go to sea goad golden mean govern grace grace note gradation grand tour grind groove grow gun gush gyrate habitualness hand gallop handle happy medium haste hasten hatch have effect have free play have play have the conn hawk head head for hills head up heading headlong rush heat heavy right foot hectograph helm helmsmanship herd hie high lope highball hightail hiking trail hold hold in solution hold on hold out hold the reins hole homme moyen sensuel hop hop along hotfoot hound hum hurdle race hurriedness hurry on hurry scurry hurry through hurry up hurry-scurry hurt hurtle hustle immigrate immigration impress impression imprint in-migrate in-migration incidental incidental note incise incision inclination incur indian file inflow infuse injure injury intermigrate intermigration invite issue itinerary jab jack jacklight jam jaunt jog jog trot joggle jolt jostle journey jump jump bail junket juste milieu juste-milieu keep keep on kill lacerate laceration lair lap lapse last last long last out lay lay down the law lazy stream le mans leach lead on leap leave leg lehrfreiheit lengthening lesion levant liberty license lie line line of direction line of march lineage liquefy liquesce liquidize live live on live through

Verb(24 words)

die hard draw earn endure escape execute extend feed flow fly the coop function gallop go guide head for the hills hightail it hunt hunt down incline invoke

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ladder lam lead lean

Noun(5 words)

discharge errand execute foot race footrace

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lixiviate lodge long mordent loose lope lose no time lot maim main current mainstream maintain maintenance make make a passage make go make haste make mincemeat of make off make the rules make tracks

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making mall man in the street manage maneuver manipulate manoeuvre marathon marathon race mastermind match race matter maul maximum speed mean meandering stream median mediocrity medium melt down mew midchannel middle middle course middle ground middle of the road middle point middle position middle state middle-of-the-road midpoint midstream migrate migration militate mill run millrace millstream mimeograph moderate monotone mordent mortal wound motion motorboat motorcycle race mount mounting move along move on move over move quickly movement moving road multigraph mutilate mutilation name name for office navigable river navigate navigation nexus nip nominate norm normal normality nudge nurture oblique motion obstacle race ocean trip officer officiate ongoing onrush onward course open throttle orbit ordain order ordinariness ordinary joe ordinary run orientation ornament out-migrate out-migration outflow outing outrage overfill overprint oversee package tour pal par parade part parts pass by passage path pathway pelt pendulum percolate perdure peregrination perennate perform perform on periodicity perk perpetuation perseverance persist persistence piece pierce pile drive pilgrimage pilot piloting playing engagement playthrough pleasure trip plenum plow the deep plunge plunging point poke political campaign portion post potato race pour powder train practice prado pralltriller prescribe preside press press on prevalence primrose path print proceed procession prod progress progression prolongation promenade proof propose protraction prove prowl after public public walk publish pull pull a proof pull the strings punch puncture pursuance push push on put out put to bed put to press put up quarter quarterback queue racing stream radial motion rain raise ram ram down rampantness ranch random motion rank rankle rattle reach reach out rear recurrence red tape red-tapeism refer refine reflowing refluence reflux regatta regress regression regulate regurgitate reign reissue relay relay race remain remigrate remigration rend render rent repair repetition reprint reticulation retrogress retrogression ride ride the sea ride to hounds rifeness rip ripen rise riser rising river road road race roll roll on rotate rotation roulade round round trip route routine routineness row rubberneck tour ruck rule run against run away run away from run away with run for it run for office run its course run off run on run out rundle runlet runnel runway rupture rush rush through rut sack race safari sail sail free sail round sail the sea sally sashay savage scald scale scamper scoot scorch scotch scramble scrape scratch screw scud scuff scull scurry scuttle sea lane sea trip seafare second-degree burn secrete see to sequence series set sewing shake shakedown cruise shape a course shepherd shift shikar shin ship shits shoot shortcut shoulder shove show the heels sidewalk sideward motion sike single file single mordent sink sinking skedaddle skim skin skip skip out skipper slash slide slip slip the cable slit smelt smoke smuggle sneak soar soaring solo solubilize solve sore span spate spectrum speedway race spell spend spill spill stream spin sport sprain spread spring sprint sprint race spurt squirrel cage stab stab wound stalk stamp stampede stand stand for office start stay stay on staying power steam steamboat steer steerage steering step step along step lively sternway stick still hunt still-hunt stir stock-car race straddle straight course strain streak stream stream action streamlet stress stretch stretch out strike string strip submit subside subsiding subsist subterranean river succession supervise suppurate surge surge back surround survive sustain sustained action sustenance swarm swarming swath sweep sweepingness swing tack down wind take a voyage take care of take command take effect take flight take french leave take in take the helm take the lead take to flight take to woods take wing tamp tarry tear tend tendency tenor test test flight thaw the four freedoms the general tendency the main course the run of thin third-degree burn thread three-legged race thrust thrust out tick tide tide over tier time spirit tone torch race tour towing path towpath track track down track race trade route trail train traject trajectory trajet transmigrate transmigration trauma traumatize traverse tread treadmill trek trend tributary trickle trip trot trots trottoir tunnel turn turn tail unclot undercurrent undertow unfreeze uninterrupted course unremittingness upward motion use use up usualness vary vaudeville circuit via media voyage wadi walk walk the waters walkway wane water flow watercourse waterway wax way wayfare wear wear well weep welcome well-worn groove wend whirl wide-open speed widespreadness windrow work wound wounds immedicable wrench yacht yacht race zeitgeist

Verb(25 words)

melt melt down move operate pass persist play ply prevail race range read run away run for scarper scat support take to the woods tend track down

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turn tail undergo unravel work yearn

Noun(18 words)

outpouring playthrough political campaign ravel rill rith rivulet runnel running running game running play start streak streamlet tally test tread trial

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RAAF RCN RN RNZN on the ran tan

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australia dialectal nautical nonstandard

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coil raaf rcn rn rnzn robbery winch yarn

Sample sentences

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The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."

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You ran a red light.

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I ran into a friend while walking in Ginza.

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I ran across an old friend near the bank.

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