Business Definition for: Run

• an incidence of bank customers or owners of holdings in a particular currency simultaneously withdrawing their entire funds because of a lack of confidence in the institution
• an uninterrupted sequence of the same value in a statistical series

Wiktionary Definition for: Run

• # intransitive To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off of either foot, compare: walk.
• Ex::'' '''Run''', Sarah, '''run'''!''
• # intransitive To go at a fast pace, to move quickly.
• Ex::''The horse '''ran''' the length of the track.''
• Ex::''I have been '''running''' all over the building looking for him.''
• Ex::''Sorry, I've got to '''run'''; my house is on fire.''
• # intransitive (''metaphorical'') To move or spread quickly.
• Ex::''There's a strange story '''running''' around the neighborhood.''
• Ex::''The flu is '''running''' through my daughter's kindergarten.''
• # transitive To cause to move quicky; to make move lightly.
• Ex::''Every day I '''run''' my dog across the field and back.''
• Ex::''I'll just '''run''' the vacuum cleaner over the carpet.''
• Ex::'''''Run''' your fingers through my hair.''
• # transitive To control or manage, be in charge of.
• Ex::''My uncle '''ran''' a corner store for forty years.''
• Ex::''She '''runs''' the fundraising.''
• Ex::''My parents think they '''run''' my life.''
• # intransitive Of a liquid, to flow.
• Ex::''The river '''runs''' through the forest.''
• Ex::''There's blood '''running''' down your leg.''
• # intransitive Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
• Ex::''Your nose is '''running'''.''
• Ex::''Why is the hose still '''running'''?''
• Ex::''My cup '''runneth''' over.''
• # transitive To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from an object.
• Ex::''You'll have to '''run''' the water a while before it gets hot.''
• Ex::'''''Run''' the tap until the water gets hot.''
• # intransitive To extend in space or through a range of possibilities (often with a measure phrase).
• Ex::''The border '''runs''' for 3000 miles.''
• Ex::''The leash '''runs''' along a wire.''
• Ex::''The grain of the wood '''runs''' to the right on this table.''
• Ex::''It '''ran''' in quality from excellent to substandard.''
• # intransitive To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
• Ex::''The sale will '''run''' for ten days.''
• Ex::''The contract '''runs''' through 2008.''
• Ex::''The meeting '''ran''' late.''
• Ex::''The book '''runs''' 655 pages.''
• Ex::''The speech '''runs''' as follows:...''
• # transitive To make something extend in space.
• Ex::''I need to '''run''' this wire along the wall.''
• # intransitive For a machine, to be operate operating or working normally.
• Ex::''My car stopped '''running'''.''
• Ex::''That computer '''runs''' twenty-four hours a day.''
• Ex::''Buses don't '''run''' here on Sunday.''
• # transitive To make a machine operate.
• Ex::''It's full. You can '''run''' the dishwasher now.''
• Ex::''Don't '''run''' the engine so fast.''
• # transitive To execute or carry out a plan, a procedure, or a program.
• Ex::''They '''ran''' twenty blood tests on me and they still don't know what's wrong.''
• Ex::''Our coach had us '''running''' plays for the whole practice.''
• Ex::''My computer doesn't have enough memory to '''run''' the next version of Windows.''
• Ex::''I will '''run''' the sample.''
• # transitive , intransitive To compete in a race.
• Ex::''The horse will '''run''' the Preakness next year.''
• Ex::''I'm not ready to '''run''' a marathon.''
• # intransitive To be a candidate in an election.
• Ex::''I have decided to '''run''' for governor of California.''
• Ex::''We're trying to find somebody to '''run''' against him next year.''
• # transitive To make run in a race or an election.
• Ex::''He '''ran''' his best horse in the Derby.''
• Ex::''The Green Party is '''running''' twenty candidates in this election.''
• # intransitive To be offered in one of the media.
• Ex::''The story will '''run''' on the 6-o'clock news.''
• Ex::''The latest Robin Williams movie is '''running''' at the Silver City theatre.''
• Ex::''Her picture '''ran''' on the front page of the newspaper.''
• # transitive To print or broadcast in the media -- ''to '''run''' a story, to '''run''' an ad''.
• # intransitive To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion , to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
• Ex::''He discovered during washing that the red rug '''ran''' on his white sheet, staining it pink.''
• # transitive To go through without stopping (usually illegally) -- '''''run''' a red light, '''run''' a stop sign, '''run''' a blockade''.
• # transitive To transport someone or something.
• Ex::''Could you '''run''' me over to the store?''
• Ex::''Please '''run''' this report upstairs to director's office.''
• # transitive To smuggle illegal goods. -- '''''run''' guns, '''run''' rum''.
• # transitive , intransitive To cost.
• Ex::''Buying a new laptop will '''run''' you a thousand dollars.''
• # intransitive , (''fish''): To migrate for spawning.
• # intransitive , soccer To carry a football down the field.
• # intransitive To unravel (of stitches).
• Ex::''My stocking is '''running'''.''
• # intransitive To flee away from a danger or towards help.
• Ex::''Whenever things get tough, she cuts and '''runs'''.''
• Ex::''When he's broke, he '''runs''' to me for money.''
• # transitive (''computers'') To begin, process or execute computer software or programs or instructions.
• Ex:''Don't '''run''' that software unless you have permission.''
• In a liquid state; melted; molten.
• Ex:''Put some '''run''' butter on the vegetables.''
• exhaust Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out".)
• The act of running.
• Ex:''I just got back from my '''run'''.''
• The route taken while running.
• Ex:''Which '''run''' did you do today?''
• A flow of liquid; a leak.
• Ex:''The constant '''run''' of water from the faucet annoys me.''
• US A small creek or part thereof.
• The amount of something made.
• Ex:''The book's initial press '''run''' will be 5,000 copies.''
• Ex:''The '''run''' of the show lasted two weeks, and we sold out every night.''
• A pace faster than a walk.
• Ex:''He broke into a '''run'''.''
• (''of horses''): A fast gallop.
• An interval of distance or time, a period marked by a continuing trend.
• Ex:''He went to Las Vegas and spent all his money over a three-day '''run'''.''
• Ex:''I'm having a '''run''' of bad luck.''
• A series of tries in a game that were successful.
• A regular trip or route.
• Ex:''The bus on the Cherry Street '''run''' is always crowded.''
• An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
• Ex:''He set up a rabbit '''run'''.''
• An errand or the journey associated with an errand.
• Ex:''I need to make a '''run''' to the store.''
• A pleasure trip.
• sports A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
• sports A point scored in baseball and cricket.
• music A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
• A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
• A sudden large demand for something.
• Ex:''There was a '''run''' on Christmas presents.''
• Unrestricted use of an area.
• Ex:''He can have the '''run''' of the house.''
• A line of knit stitches that has unravelled.
• Ex:''I have a '''run''' in my stocking.''
• The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
• a mystery or secret
• Ex:''Rune healdan'': to keep one's counsel.
• advice, counsel
• writing; a rune