Running
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The word "running" can be used as noun, adjective, adjective, verb, preposition, proper noun and adverb.
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accelerated heart rate accidents becoming out of breathe becoming tired breathlessness calluses cop shoots down cramps exhaustion falling falling down getting cramp getting out of breath getting somewhere faster getting somewhere more quickly getting tired going faster than walking good health heart attack higher heart rate increased heart rate injuries injury leg cramps legs become tired moving fast muscle cramp out of breath pain running out of breath shortness of breath sore feet state of euphoria stitches sweat sweating tiredness weight loss
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Derived Terms
Running Creek Running Stream baserunning bookrunning bull-running bungee running byrunning byrunning clock is running come running drug running fell running fellrunning free running free running free-running freerunning front running front-running gunrunning hand running hit the ground running hitting and running in running order in the running inrunning inrunning long-running make all the running make good one's running make the running non-running nonrunning off and running out of the running rat running retro running river running rumrunning running W running and racing running back running battle running block running board running commentary running costs running coupling running day running dictation running dog running fight running fire running flush running gag running game running gear running hand running head running heading running headline running hyena running in running iron running joke running knot running lane running light running lights running line running load running madness running man running mate running meter running of the bulls running order running powers running rail running rein running rigging running room running sand running script running serviceberry running shed running shoe running shoes running sore running speech running stationer running stitch running stroller running target running text running the gauntlet running therapy running thrush running time running title running track running trap running water running-mate runningly runningwear skyrunning smooth-running smoothrunning take a running jump take up the running tunnel running ultrarunning up and running
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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)
Type Of (IsA)
administration alot of work ambulating conscious activity energetic activity event form of excercise form of exercise good cardiovascular workout good exercise hard work for body human ambulation human behavior human running locomotion means of physical transportation operation physical event political behavior releasing from confinement running on two legs show of health slower than biking slower than driving sport vigorous activity way way to get somewhere fast
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Used For
chase after competing in political race competition device works escaping escaping from danger escaping police excercise exercise exersize fun gathering financing get away getting aerobic exercise getting away from getting away from everything getting away from muggers getting exercise getting places faster getting public office getting someplace fast getting someplace faster than walking getting somewhere getting somewhere fast getting there fast on foot getting voted in getting votes go faster than walking going fast increasing pace influencing voters keeping fit losing weight moving by foot quickly obtaining office olympic sport pleasure speed sport strengthening heart track events
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