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Meaning Of Running
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Run
a.
Moving or advancing by running.
a.
Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
a.
trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
a.
Successive; one following the other without break or
intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days
running; to sow land two years running.
a.
Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
a.
Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the
facts with a running explanation.
a.
Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a
running vine.
a.
Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
n.
The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running
was slow.
n.
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which
flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first
running of a still.