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run - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fast moving on foot |
| Synonyms: | amble, bound, break, canter, dart, dash, drop, escape, fall, flight, gallop, jog, lope, pace, race, rush, scamper, scuttle, spring, sprint, spurt, tear, trot, whisk |
| Antonyms: | standing, walking |
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move fast on foot |
| Synonyms: | abscond, amble, barrel, beat it*, bolt, bound, bustle, canter, career, clear out, course, dart, dash, decamp, depart, escape, flee, flit, fly, gallop, hasten, hie, hotfoot*, hurry, hustle, jog, light out*, lope, make off, pace, race, rush, scamper, scoot, scorch, scramble, scud, scurry, shoot, skedaddle*, skip, smoke*, speed, spring, sprint, spurt, take off, tear, travel, trot, whisk, cut and run, dog it, go like lightning, leg it, make a break, make tracks, shag, skitter, take flight, tear out |
| Antonyms: | stand, walk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | journey |
| Synonyms: | drive, excursion, jaunt, lift, outing, ride, round, spin, tour, travel, trip, joy ride |
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move rapidly, flowingly |
| Synonyms: | bleed, cascade, course, diffuse, discharge, dissolve, drop, fall, flow, flux, fuse, glide, go, gush, issue, leak, leap, liquefy, melt, pass, pour, proceed, roll, sail, scud, skim, slide, spill, spin, spout, spread, stream, thaw, tumble, whirl, whiz, deliquesce, go soft, turn to liquid |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sequence, course |
| Synonyms: | bearing, chain, continuance, continuation, continuity, current, cycle, drift, duration, endurance, field, flow, line, motion, movement, passage, path, period, persistence, progress, round, route, season, series, spell, streak, stream, stretch, string, succession, swing, tendency, tenor, tide, trend, way, prolongation |
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | operate, drive |
| Synonyms: | act, bear, carry, command, control, convey, go, govern, handle, manage, maneuver, move, perform, ply, propel, tick, transport, use, work |
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, supervise |
| Synonyms: | administer, be in charge, be in driver's seat, be in saddle, boss, carry on, conduct, control, coordinate, direct, head, head up, helm*, keep, lead, look after, operate, ordain, oversee, own, pull the strings, regulate, ride herd on*, superintend, take care of |
| Antonyms: | obey, serve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue, range |
| Synonyms: | circulate, cover, encompass, extend, go, go on, last, lie, persevere, proceed, reach, spread, stretch, trail, vary, be current, go around, move past |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to be elected to public office |
| Synonyms: | challenge, compete, contend, contest, oppose, race, stand, stump, be a candidate, hit the campaign trail, kiss babies, politick, ring doorbells, shake hands, whistlestop |
| Main Entry: | black market |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illegal commerce |
| Synonyms: | run, underground, bootleg market, gray market, illegal sales, illegitimate business, illicit business, shady dealings, underground market, underworld market |
| Main Entry: | boss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | control; command |
| Synonyms: | administer, chaperon, direct, employ, manage, overlook, oversee, run, superintend, supervise, survey, administrate, quarterback, take charge |
| Antonyms: | behave, follow |
| Main Entry: | brook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stream of water |
| Synonyms: | branch, burn, creek, rill, river, rivulet, run, watercourse, beck, rindle, runnel, streamlet |
| Notes: | a stream is smaller than a river, a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook; stream, brook, creek, and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river |
| Main Entry: | burst |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow up, break out |
| Synonyms: | barge, blow, break, crack, detonate, discharge, disintegrate, erupt, explode, fracture, fragment, perforate, pierce, pop, prick, puncture, run, rupture, rush, shatter, shiver, splinter, split, spout, fly open, gush forth, rend asunder, tear apart |
| Main Entry: | bustle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move around quickly, busily |
| Synonyms: | dash, dust, flit, flutter, fuss, hasten, hum, hurry, hustle, run, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, stir, tear, whirl, whisk, bestir |
| Main Entry: | campaign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to win political election |
| Synonyms: | agitate, barnstorm, canvass, contest, crusade, lobby, mend fences*, press the flesh*, run, stand for, stump*, tour, contend for, electioneer, go to grass roots, hit the trail, muckrake, mudsling, politick, ring doorbells, run for, shake hands and kiss babies, solicit votes, whistle-stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | canvass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | poll; discuss issues |
| Synonyms: | agitate, analyze, apply, argue, campaign, check, consult, debate, dispute, examine, inspect, investigate, review, run, scan, scrutinize, sift, solicit, study, survey, ventilate, check over, electioneer |
| Main Entry: | competition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest |
| Synonyms: | antagonism, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, contention, controversy, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, jungle*, match, meeting, opposition, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race*, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, warfare, athletic event, concours, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, go for the gold, horse race, matchup, one on one, one-upping, pairing off, tug-of-war |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | continuance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | duration |
| Synonyms: | constancy, continuation, endurance, extension, guts*, longevity, period, permanence, run, survival, term, vitality, perpetuation, protraction |
| Antonyms: | arrest, end, ending, finish, hindrance, obstruction, stop, stoppage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | creek |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stream of water |
| Synonyms: | brook, burn, crick, ditch, race, rill, river, rivulet, run, spring, tributary, watercourse, brooklet, rindle, runnel, streamlet |
| Main Entry: | current |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flow of something, usually water |
| Synonyms: | course, drift, flood, flux, jet, juice, progression, river, run, rush, spate, stream, tide, draught, ebb and flow, tidal motion |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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