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Pos: Adjective, Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun running has 5 senses

1. running(n = noun.act) run, running game, running play - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
is a kind of football play
has particulars: draw, draw play, end run, sweep, return, reverse, rush, rushing
Derived form verb run₃₃

2. running(n = noun.act) run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
is a kind of locomotion, travel
has particulars: dash, sprint
Derived form verb run₁

3. running(n = noun.state) Array - the state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly"
is a kind of operation
Derived form verb run₁₃

4. running(n = noun.act) Array - the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"
is a kind of administration, disposal
has particulars: administrivia
Derived form verb run₄

5. running(n = noun.act) track - the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track; Array
is a kind of track and field
is a part of track meet
Derived form verb run₃₇

Adjective running has 6 senses

1. running(a = adj.all) Array - (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"
Antonym: standing

2. running(s = adj.all) Array - continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke among us"

3. running(a = adj.all) Array - of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"
Antonym: passing

4. running(a = adj.all) Array - executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start"
Antonym: standing

5. running(s = adj.all) linear - measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot"

6. running(s = adj.all) functional, operative, working - (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

running, a.

1. Moving or advancing by running. Law. [1913 Webster]

2. 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. [1913 Webster]

3. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand. [1913 Webster]

4. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation. Milton. [1913 Webster]
"What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?" [1913 Webster]

5. Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine. [1913 Webster]

6. Discharging pus; as, a running sore. [1913 Webster]

Running block (Mech.), a block in an arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is raised or lowered. -- Running board, a narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive.<-- or automobile(pre-1960) --> -- Running bowsprit (Naut.) Same as Reefing bowsprit. -- Running days (Com.), the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under a charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the working days. Simmonds. -- Running fire, a constant fire of musketry or cannon. -- Running gear, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working parts of a locomotive or other machine, in distinction from the framework. -- Running hand, a style of rapid writing in which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting the pen; -- distinguished from round hand. -- Running part (Naut.), that part of a rope that is hauled upon, -- in distinction from the standing part. -- Running rigging (Naut.), that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; -- in distinction from standing rigging. -- Running title (Print.), the title of a book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper margin.<-- it may be different, for conciseness, from the full title on the title page. -->

running, n.

1. The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow. [1913 Webster]

2. 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. [1913 Webster]

3. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore. [1913 Webster]

At long running, in the long run. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

running, n. & adj.
--n.
1 the action of runners in a race etc.
2 the way a race etc. proceeds.
--adj.
1 continuing on an essentially continuous basis though changing in detail (a running battle).
2 consecutive; one after another (three days running).
3 done with a run (a running jump).

Idiom:
in (or out of) the running (of a competitor) with a good (or poor) chance of winning. make (or take up) the running take the lead; set the pace. running account a current account. running-board a footboard on either side of a vehicle. running commentary an oral description of events as they occur. running fire successive shots from a line of troops etc. running gear the moving or running parts of a machine, esp. the wheels and suspension of a vehicle. running hand writing in which the pen etc. is not lifted after each letter. running head (or headline) a heading printed at the top of a number of consecutive pages of a book etc. running knot a knot that slips along the rope etc. and changes the size of a noose. running light
1 = navigation light.
2 each of a small set of lights on a motor vehicle that remain illuminated while the vehicle is running.
running mate US
1 a candidate for a secondary position in an election.
2 a horse entered in a race in order to set the pace for another horse from the same stable which is intended to win. running repairs minor or temporary repairs etc. to machinery while in use. running rope a rope that is freely movable through a pulley etc. running sore a suppurating sore.
running stitch
1 a line of small non-overlapping stitches for gathering etc.
2 one of these stitches. running water water flowing in a stream or from a tap etc. take a running jump (esp. as int.) sl. go away.

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Continuity

N continuity, consecution, consecutiveness, succession, round, suite, progression, series, train chain, catenation, concatenation, scale, gradation, course, ceaselessness, constant flow, unbroken extent, procession, column, retinue, cortege, cavalcade, rank and file, line of battle, array, pedigree, genealogy, lineage, race, ancestry, descent, family, house, line, line of ancestors, strain, rank, file, line, row, range, tier, string, thread, team, suit, colonnade, continuous, continued, consecutive, progressive, gradual, serial, successive, immediate, unbroken, entire, linear, in a line, in a row, uninterrupted, unintermitting, unremitting, unrelenting (perseverence), perennial, evergreen, constant, continuously, seriatim, in a line, in succession, in turn, running, gradually, step by step, gradatim, at a stretch, in file, in column, in single file, in Indian file.