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take flight, take to one's heels, bolt, decamp, make off, clear
out, show a clean pair of heels, abscond, cut and run, (beat a
(hasty)) retreat, retire, make a getaway, (make a) run for it,
Colloq beat it, scram, skedaddle, take off, skip (out), take
French leave, fly the coop, Slang head for the hills, Brit
scarper, do a bunk, US and Canadian take a (run-out) powder, lam
out of (somewhere), take it or go on the lam, US vamoose: The
minute the enemy appeared, the entire troop ran. Cavendish ran,
hoping the police wouldn't catch him. 3 go, cover, pass over,
sprint, race: He ran the mile in just under four minutes. 4
wander, rove, roam, meander, drift: Some farmers allow their
animals to run free, rather than penning them up. 5 Often, run
for. compete (for), be a candidate (for), vie, struggle,
contend, fight (for), stand (for): As she has already said she
would not stand again, I doubt that she will run for re-election
in the council elections. 6 pass, flow, pour, stream, flood,
gush, spill, dribble, spurt, issue, move, trickle, seep,
discharge, cascade, spout: You can see where the rainwater has
run down this crack in the roof and into the room below. 7 flow,
diffuse: The colour ran when he washed his red underwear with
some white shirts in very hot water. 8 melt, liquefy, dissolve,
fuse: It was so hot that the icing on top of the cake began to
melt and run down the sides. 9 keep, maintain, support, sustain,
manage: It is very expensive to run a large house. 10 operate,
manage, direct, supervise, oversee, conduct, superintend,
control, handle, manipulate, head, carry on, lead, regulate,
take care of, look after, administer, be in charge of,
coordinate: She must be a terrifically high achiever to run a
huge international conglomerate like that! 11 operate, perform,
function, work, tick, go: Even after all that abuse, the watch
kept running and kept good time. 12 extend, stretch, reach;
amount, add up, total up, come (up): The balance of payments
deficit is running to twice last year's figure. His bill at the
restaurant last night ran to more than œ200. 13 convey,
transport, give (someone) a lift, drive, take, bring: Tom said
he would run me home in his new car. 14 bootleg, smuggle, deal
or traffic in, Chiefly US and Canadian rustle: During
Prohibition, his father ran whisky from Canada to the US. 15 be
in effect or force, be effective, have force or effect: This
lease has another year to run. 16 incur, invite, encourage,
attract, be subjected to: Aren't you running a risk asking
Sheila to handle your money? 17 propel, drive; steer, guide,
navigate: If you are inept enough to run a boat aground, at