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call, request: Bouillon cubes seem to have enjoyed quite a run
lately. 44 type, category, class, kind, sort: Mark seems to be
a bit more refined than the usual run of guest at Lisa's
parties. 45 trail, track, piste, path, slope; way, runway: She
skied down the north run in record time. 46 enclosure, yard,
pen, compound, runway; paddock; pound: There is a good-sized
run at the kennel where we board the dogs when we go on holiday.
47 Music roulade, cadenza, arpeggio, riff: The soprano treated
us to a marvellous run in which each note was distinct and pure.
48 in the long run. eventually, finally, after all, ultimately,
in (due) time, in due course, in fine, in the end, at the end of
the day, in the final analysis, all things considered, when all
is said and done: Regardless of early troubles, things always
seem to turn out all right in the long run in his plays. 49 on
the run. a hastily, in haste, hurriedly, while under way, in a
hurry, at speed, in a rush: It isn't supposed to be good for
you to eat breakfast on the run every day. b on the loose,
fleeing, escaping, running, in flight, running (away), Slang US
on the lam: He was on the run from the police and desperate to
find Duncan. c running, retreating, on the move or the go:
They kept the enemy on the run for a week. 50 the runs.
diarrhoea, dysentery, upset stomach, Jocular tummy rot, Delhi
belly, Aztec hop, turista or tourista, Mexican foxtrot or
two-step or toothache, Montezuma's revenge, curse of Montezuma,
Rangoon runs, Tokyo trots, Lambeth run(s): I came down with the
runs when we got to Ankara.
run-around
n. evasive treatment; slip: Every time he applied for help he
was given the run-around.
runaway n. 1 fugitive, escapee, refugee, deserter, truant, absconder:
The lad is a notorious runaway who has escaped four times
before.
--adj. 2 wild, uncontrolled, unchecked, rampant, renegade,
unsuppressed; driverless, riderless, loose; escaped: Runaway
inflation is ruining the economy of the country. The runaway
horses were finally brought back. 3 easy, effortless,
overwhelming, uncontested: The incumbent enjoyed a runaway
victory in yesterday's election.
run-down adj. 1 wearied, exhausted, debilitated, weakened, worn out,