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81run — v. & n. v. (running; past ran; past part. run) 1 intr. go with quick steps on alternate feet, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. 2 intr. flee, abscond. 3 intr. go or travel hurriedly, briefly, etc. 4 intr. a advance by… …
82Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity — Chief Joseph Dam near Bridgeport, Washington, USA, is a major run of the river station without a sizeable reservoir …
83Dry ski slope — Warmwell artificial ski slope in Dorset, U.K. (Snowflex) A dry ski slope or artificial ski slope is a ski slope that mimics the attributes of snow using materials that are stable at room temperature, to enable people to ski where natural slopes… …
84run — v 1. dash, dart, bolt, tear, tear along, bowl along, make time, cover ground, make strides or rapid strides; sprint, fly, flit, whiz, whisk; zoom, zip, career, rip, scour, scud, scorch, burn up the road, outstrip the wind, race like the wind, go… …
85run — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scurry, hasten, travel, abscond; ply, flow; liquefy; act, function, extend, complete, pass into, continue, elapse; operate, work; ravel; thrust, compete; smuggle; informal, streak. See motion,… …
86run dry — phrasal 1. to use up an available supply 2. to become exhausted or spent < his inspiration had run dry > …
87Dry Hole — A business venture that ends up being a loss. The buzz word dry hole was originally used in oil exploration to describe a well where no significant reserves of oil were found. This term is now often used to describe any fruitless commercial… …
88Dry steam — The conventional type of geothermal energy used for electricity production in California. Dry steam captured at the earth s surface is used to run electric turbines. The principal dry steam resource area is the Geysers in Northern California;… …
89run dry — to be all used completely. We have been told the Social Security trust fund will run dry in a few more years because so many people will be retiring …
90run dry — {v. phr.} To dry up; lose the water content. * /After many years of use, our well ran dry./ …
