Dictionary Check: run

"run" is a valid word!

Scrabble 3 points
Words with Friends 5 points

Definition

noun

a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

Example: "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"
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the act of testing something

Example: "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"
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a race run on foot

Example: "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
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an unbroken series of events

Example: "had a streak of bad luck"
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(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

Example: "the defensive line braced to stop the run"
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a regular trip

Example: "the ship made its run in record time"

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