Run
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: In a liquid state; melted; molten. Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out".)
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of running. The route taken while running. A flow of liquid; a leak. A small creek or part thereof. The amount of something made. The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise. A production quantity in a factory. A pace faster than a walk. A fast gallop. An interval of distance or time, a period marked by a continuing trend. A series of tries in a game that were successful. A regular trip or route. A standard or unexceptional group or category. An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel. An errand or the journey associated with an errand. A pleasure trip. A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding. A point scored in baseball and cricket. A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale. A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game. A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals. Any sudden large demand for something. Unrestricted use of an area. Stockings with a run in them (sense 24) A line of knit stitches that has unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking. The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward. horizontal dimension of a slope.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off of either foot, compare: walk. To go at a fast pace, to move quickly. To move or spread quickly. To cause to move quickly; to make move lightly. To control or manage, be in charge of. Of a liquid, to flow. Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it. To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from an object. To extend in space or through a range of possibilities (often with a measure phrase). To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase). To make something extend in space. Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally. To make a machine operate. To execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program. To compete in a race. To be a candidate in an election. To make run in a race or an election. To be offered in one of the media. To print or broadcast in the media. To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion , to bleed (especially used of dye or paint). To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse). To go through without stopping, usually illegally. To transport someone or something. To smuggle illegal goods. To cost a large amount of money. Of fish, to migrate for spawning. To carry a football down the field. Of stitches, to unravel. To flee away from a danger or towards help. To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control. To control or have precedence in a card game. To run.
Example sentence: I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, 'You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit.' As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammible and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.
Race
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).To move or drive at high speed.Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common, genetically linked, physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.One of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species. See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; informal for subspecies.A breed or strain of domesticated animal.A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins; in an arms race several countries each try to acquire more powerful weapons than any other.A progressive movement toward a goal.A fast moving current of water.Travels, runs, or journeys.A rhizome, especially of ginger.The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
Example sentence: To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It's not about winning and losing; it's about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It's about embracing the pain that you'll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.