runabout

1752

company decides to make at one time ISfEAit: The first print run of 6 000 copies sold out. If 6 000 ff £

►                 MONEY $5 6 [C, usually sing ] ~ on the dollar, pound, etc.

a situation when many people sell dollars, etc. and the value of the money falls Mil ( UtA   )

►                 SUDDEN DEMAND /.         7 [C, usually sing.] ~ on sth a situ­

ation when many people suddenly want to buy sth #• f&J; : a run on the band’s latest CD

►                 MONEY 8 [C, usually sing.] ~ on a bank a situation when many people suddenly want to take their money out of a bank ( iijfgff )

►                 WAY THINGS HAPPEN && 9 [sing] the ~ of sth the way

things usually happen; the way things seem to be happening on a particular occasion       H

1$;   [n]: In the normal run of things the only exercise

he gets is climbing in and out of taxis. IE#1f XT, ftfe W Pf —      hMifiAo 0 (BrE) Wise scored in the

15th minute against the run of play (= although the other team had seemed more likely to score). fFJUriStt

►                 IN SPORTS ff&3) 10 [C] a sloping track used in skiing

and some other sports (        ) $ril,

MiI: aski/toboggan, etc. run MMM.

11 [C] a point scored in the game of cricket or base­ball ( AW ) %ft: Our team won by four

runs.  — see also home run

►                 IN ELECTION 12 [sing.] (NAmE) an act of trying to get

elected to public office       He made an unsuccessful

run for governor in 2005. * 2005    AAIA

►                 FOR ANIMALS/BIRDS      13 [C] (often in compounds

J$Jt0*15]) a confined area in which animals or birds are kept as pets or on a farm fS]#^: a chicken run #

►                 IN MUSIC # A 14 [C] a series of notes sung or played quickly up or down the scale ( JI®||if#W ) MM, IP!

►                 IN CARD GAMES      15 [C] a series of cards held by

one player jlfSA

►                 IN TIGHTS/STOCKINGS B W : { 16 [C] (NAmE) = LAD­

DER n.(3)

►                 ILLNESS #; M 17 the runs [pi.] (informaf) = diarrhoea — see also dry run, dummy run, trial run H»TO1 the common, general, ordinary, usual run (of sth) the average type of sth ^ 11M : He was very different from the general run of movie stars, fifefn—MWifll£BJii

give sb/get/have the run of sth to give sb/get/have permission to make full use of sth it if X- AftftfliM ; fk'Mftft®.hi: Her dogs have the run of the house.   § AftAo give sb a (good)

run for their money to make sb try very hard, using all their skill and effort, in order to beat you in a game or competition Ai

on the run 1 trying to avoid being captured icjS: He’s on the run from the police. f&itl&iSIPAWifilfio 2 (informal) continuously active and moving around ft I’ve been on the run all day and I’m exhausted, fc jH M 7 <> 0 Here are some quick recipes for when you’re eating on the run (= in a hurry).        Wh§W'A##iio —more at

long adj., short adj.

run-about /'rAnabaut/ noun (BrE, informaf) a small car, especially one used for short journeys ( Jfj

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run-around /'rAnaraund/ noun fTSTOl give sb the runaround (informaf) to treat sb badly by not telling them the truth, or by not giving them the help or the information they need, and sending them somewhere elseM;

ru n-away /'rAnawei/ adj., noun

uadj. [only before noun] 1 (of a person A) having left without telling anyone ]§ $2 W ; A ^ W : runaway children      2 (of an animal or a vehicle ijj

not under the control of its owner, rider or driver AS W: a runaway horse/car    AS (ft

$ 3 happening very easily or quickly, and not able to be controlled      ; MW; W $!j W : a

runaway winner/victory g 41 $ If W A;   A WMAJ

►                 the runaway success of her first play M W % — A W

■      0 runaway inflation

noun a person who has suddenly left or escaped from sb/sth, especially a child who has left home without telling anyone iijfl#, iiig#, ( XMJL

a ) : teenage runaways living on the streets

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run-down /‘rAndaun/ noun [usually sing.] 1 ~ (in/of sth) (BrE) a reduction in the amount, size or activity of sth, especially a business ( A Is i§f ik ) HJ M ,     : a

rundown of transport services W£lM 2 ~ (on/of

sth) an explanation or a description of sth ft?#;

►                 can give you a brief rundown on each of the applicants.

, run-' down adj. 1 (of a building or place in very bad condition; that has not been taken care of $£J$CW; A#W H3Hneglected: run-down inner-city areas ®£|&AffiWA A AE 2 (of a business, etc. j^iklTL ?tj^) not as busy or as active as it used to be ttJi& W; AHH W: run-down transport services A ® ik W A 3 [not before noun] (of a person A) tired or slightly ill/sick, especially from working hard jj&M; Bft'EiAili: to be run-down HI^AfS

rune /ruin/ noun 1 one of the letters in an alphabet that people in northern Europe used in ancient times and cut into wood or stone #BMA# (   )

►                 a symbol that has a mysterious or magic meaning If

l&WiBH; AMAWIfH ► runic ad/: runic inscriptions

rung Itaj)/ noun one of the bars that forms a step in a LADDER ( #AW )       He put his foot on the

bottom rung to keep the ladder steady, itfe A P II A W ^ fjf o o (figurative) to get a foot on the bottom rung of the career ladder

ff jta 0 She was a few rungs above him on the social ladder. MM?±A— picture o ladder — see also ring2 v.

'run-in noun 1 ~ (with sb) (informaf) an argument or a fight #-!&;■ #• Vf ; If ^ : The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees.

ld?0 2 ~ (to sth) (Brf) = run-

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run-nel/'rAnl/ noun (formal or literary) a small stream or channel AM; AM; M run-ner 0-w/TAna(r)/ noun 1 a person or an animal that runs, especially one taking part in a race #^WA, ##f ( ;fc # tip M ft: t£ If # ) : a long-distance/cross-country/ marathon, etc. runner

0 a list of runners (= horses in a race) and riders

A 45 — see also forerunner, front runner,

roadrunner 2 (especially in compounds #M) a person who takes goods illegally into or out of a place M % #; if is #: a drug runner % p0f, ^ % ft A — see also gunrunner 3 a strip of metal, plastic or wood that sth slides on or can move along on ( ^Jjj§, Tr^S: the runners of a sledge It MWM$i 4 a plant stem that grows along the ground and puts down roots to form a new plant # ||J M 5 a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet on a piece of furniture or on the floor A&ffcA;       6 a person

in a company or an organization whose job is to take messages, documents, etc. from one place to another fg A; 7 (Co/i£) a shoe that is used for running or doing other sport in j?!3r£; iszjtili IHTBil do a 'runner (BrE, informaf) to leave or run away from somewhere in a hurry, especially to avoid paying a bill or receiving a punishment

runner 'bean (also .string 'bean) noun (both BrE) a type of bean which is a long flat green pod growing on a climbing plant also called a runner bean. The pods are cut up, cooked and eaten as a vegetable. HfEMsL

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runner-'up noun (pi. runners-up) a person or team that finishes second in a race or competition; a person or team that has not finished first but that wins a prize Winner: Kay Hall.