Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

The word "run" can be used as verb, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

crawl idle rise slowly stand stand still still stop walk walk slowly walking

Causes

tired

Coordinate Terms

walk

Defined As

noun form of verb running

Derived Terms

Lewis Run Mares Run Naruto run Naruto run Rock Run Run-O-Waters a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on a run for one's money against the run of play all-run four also-ran assrun at a run atren atrin autorun autorun backrun bank run bank-run beer run bobrun bombing run break into a run bull run bump and run cannonball run cannonball rune captain's run challenge run chicken run clock is running close-run common run corpse run cut and run dead run dice run dog run drink run drug run dry run dummy run earned run eat and run end run end run family-run first-run forerun fowl-run free run freerun freerun front run front runner fun run get a run on good run grab and run hacking run hard-run hash run have the run of hen run hit and run hit the ground running hit-and-run hit-run hold with the hare and run with the hounds home run horizontal run ice run in the long run in the running in the short run inrun interrun intrarun jayrun jump and run knock and run know how to walk before one can run land run learn to walk before one can run let go by the run long run long run for a short slide look like who did it and ran lose the run of oneself maiden run mailrun make a run for it marble run marble run midnight run midrun milk run milk run mill run millrun misrun misrun mole run mole run monkey run monkey run moonrun moonrun mud run multirun net run rate never change a running system no horse run nonrun nude run nudie run off and running on the runl one can run but one can't hide one's blood runs cold one's race is run out of the running outrun outrun overrun pay run payrun pick up the ball and run with it pig run poker run practice run prerun prerun pressrun print run proverbs run in pairs push-and-run rat run re-run required run rate rerun rerun rise over run river run robin-run-in-the-grass robin-run-in-the-hedge robin-run-the-hedge run a bath run a fever run a mile run a muck run a red light run a risk run a temperature run a train run about run about with run across run adrift run afoul run afoul of run after run against run aground run ahead run along run amok run amuck run an errand run and gun run and repeat run around run around after run around in circles run around like a chicken with its head cut off run around with run around with one's hair on fire run at run at the mouth run away run away from run away together run away with run back run barefoot through run batted in run before run behind run book run by run chase run circles around run circles round run counter run deep run down run down the clock run dry run errands run feast run for cover run for it run for one's life run for one's money run for the exercise run for the hills run for the money run for the roses run from the tongue run game run game on run hands run high run hot run hot and cold run in run in circles run in the family run in with run interference run into run into a brick wall run into one run into the ground run it up run its course run late run like a dry creek run like a top run lines run low run mad run nowhere run of house run of month run of paper run of play run of press run of station run of the ball run of the balls run of the mill run of week run of year run off run off at the mouth run off on run off one's mouth run off the tongue run off with run on run on empty run on fumes run on the bank run on the banks run one on run one's face run one's mouth run one's mouth off run one's name run out run out of gas run out of road run out of steam run out of town run out on run out the clock run over run past run point run rampant run rate run rings around run rings round run riot run roughshod over run round in circles run scared run sheep run run sheet run short run someone off their feet run someone ragged run someone's file run something up the flagpole run tee run the clock down run the gamut run the gantlope run the gauntlet run the gauntlope run the guard run the risk run the rule over run the show run the table run the whole show run thin run through run through the garden run time run to run to earth run to fat run to ground run to seed run to the ground run to the hills run to waste run up run up against run up in run up in it run up on run up the score run upon sorts run wild run with run with scissors run with the hare and hunt with the hounds run year run, don't walk run-and-gun run-down run-flat run-in run-length encoding run-of-the-mill run-of-the-river run-off run-on run-through run-up run-walk runaholic runaround runathon runaway runback rundale runfluencer runholder runholding runless runlet runlevel runman runnability runnable runne runner runner-up runny runout runpast runproof runrate runridge runscorer runspace runtime runway school run scoop and run scud run sheep-run short run short-run showrun shuttle run ski run snatch and run solo run soup run speed run start a hare running state-run still water runs deep still waters run deep stop and run strafing run swimrun take a run at take the ball and run with it test run that dog don't run the course of true love never did run smooth the run of the runs thunder run tippity runs trial run ultrarun underrun underrun undie run unrun up and running uprun visa run way to run a railroad well-run you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds you don't miss the water till the well runs dry you never miss the water till the well runs dry you never miss the water until the well runs dry

Distinct From

jog walk walking

Etymologically Related To

random

Context

agriculture american football australia baseball bobsledding card games compare southern us branch and new york and new england brook compare walk computing construction cricket crime eastern fish fluids golf juggling maths mining music nautical new zealand north midland us not necessarily by foot skiing slang soccer social sport video games

First Subevents

choose location put foot forward stretch

Last Subevents

bathe sweat off body reach destination rest slow down stop

Prerequisites

act quickly breathe buy pair of sneakers decide on platform declare candidacy do get out of bed go outside go quickly go to bathroom first go to park have appropriate shoes join track team just do learn to walk leave house first legs look where going move feet move legs move legs very fast put on running shoes put on shoes start now stop walking stretch stretch leg muscles stretches take asthma meds tie shoes use legs walk walk very fast wear good shoes wear sports suit

Subevents

breathe hard car could run over drink lot exhaustion fall down floppy boobs get cramp get there faster get tired go fast increased metabolism lace tennis shoes may fall move legs move legs quickly perspire shortness of breath sore knees speed heart up sweat trip over tree root

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accompany accomplish action apply attempt be become begin break break up bring home the bacon broadcast capture carry out carry through catch change chronological sequence chronological succession circularise circularize circulate come apart come through commence compete contend continue damage deliver the goods diffuse direct disintegrate disperse displace disseminate dissolve distribute do effort endeavor endeavour endure enforce execute fall apart fan out flow flowing football play free fulfil fulfill function get get down go go away go forth harm hurry impairment implement incur indefinite quantity jaunt last leave liberate liberty locomote locomotion loose make pass merchandise move move quickly occur operate pass pass around perform period period of time process propagate race race release resolve sail score separate sequence set about set out speed split up spread spread out start start out stream succeed succession successiveness time period trade travel travel travel rapidly treat trip trip try unloose unloosen vie watercourse win work zip

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

bolt flee race scamper scurry speed sprint

Type Of (IsA)

damage football play indefinite quantity liberty locomotion not to face one's problems score sequence television episode time period trip

Manner Of

accompany be become carry through diffuse disintegrate enforce free function incur last leave move occur pass process sail succeed trade travel travel rapidly

Motivated By Goal

afraid become physically fit frightened get away get away from get into shape get someware quickly get somewhere fast get somewhere faster than walking get somewhere quickly go faster in hurry late mean dog chasing might miss bus need exercise need to travel fast scared wanted to get in shape were scared were wound up win race would increase heartrate you're in running race

Related Terms

gait journey quickly rush speedy trajectory walk way

Related Terms

action activity activity fast almost almost sprint ambulation athletes athletics bank base baseball baseball term bleed bobsledding broadcast candidate cards carry out cast cause charge close hauled compete continue continuously control cost creek daily danger dash demand deplete different dimension distance drift dye election enclosure errand escaping execute execution exercise exercise activity exercising exhaust extend fan fast fast action fast feet fast gait fast jog fast jogging fast motion fast movement fast moving fast pace fast striding fast walk fast walking faster faster jog faster walk faster walking fastest fastest walk fastest walking feet flee flight flow football footrace forward gain gait gallop get away go go fast going going fast hasty hasty walk home plate horizontal human human activity human movement hurry illegal jog jog fast jogging jogging fast jogging sprint knit landholding last leak leg leg movement leggings legs lightly like like jogging like ran liquid locomotion machine manage marathon marathon activity media melt melted migrate migrated migration millstone mine model molten motion motivation mould move move fast move quickly movement movement fast movement forward moving moving fast moving forward moving quickly music nylon operate ore pace paint passage path period physical physical activity plan playground playthrough point present print procedure produce program proprietor quality control quick quick motion quick walk quickly quickness race race activity races racetrack racing racing feet ran range rapid rapid leggings rapid locomotion rapid walking reach really really fast remember rise route runholder runner scale ship sidewalk sidewalks skiing slope slow slow sprint slower slower than smuggle sneaker sneaker race sneakers sort space spawning speed speed quickness speedily speedrun sport spread spring sprint sprint jog sprint race sprinting staircase step stern stitches stocking stop striding suit term than through time track tracks trajectory transport travelled tread trial trip trot trot fast trot gallop unravel unravelled vein very very fast voyage waling walk walk fast walk faster walk quickly walk speedily walk very walking walking fast walking faster walking motion walking quickly wearing wearing sneakers wicket with legs work worse

Similar Terms

black market bleed die hard draw endure execute extend function go guide hunt hunt down ladder lead melt melt down operate pass persist play ply prevail range string thread track down unravel work

Synonym Network

campaign carry discharge execute extend footrace function go guide hunt hunt down hurry ladder lead melt move operate pass play ply political campaign prevail race range rivulet speed streak tend test track down travel tread

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.