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  • 21run — [c]/rʌn / (say run) verb (ran, run, running) –verb (i) 1. to move quickly on foot, so as to go more rapidly than in walking (in bipedal locomotion, so that for an instant in each step neither foot is on the ground). 2. to do this for exercise, as …

  • 22Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] …

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  • 23run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities ( maturity). dealers give and ask for runs from each other. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran …

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  • 24run — 1. verb 1) she ran across the road Syn: sprint, race, dart, rush, dash, hasten, hurry, scurry, scamper, bolt, fly, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, speed, zoom …

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  • 25run over — verb 1. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑run down • Hypernyms: ↑injure, ↑wound • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …

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  • 26Run Lola Run — Infobox Film name = Run Lola Run caption = German language poster director = Tom Tykwer producer = Stefan Arndt writer = Tom Tykwer starring = Franka Potente Moritz Bleibtreu music = Tom Tykwer Johnny Klimek Reinhold Heil cinematography = Frank… …

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  • 27run someone/thing down — 1》 (of a vehicle) hit and knock over a person or animal. 2》 criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly. 3》 discover someone or something after a search. 4》 (also run down) reduce or become reduced in size or resources. 5》 lose or cause… …

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  • 28run through — verb 1. apply thoroughly; think through (Freq. 4) We worked through an example • Syn: ↑work through, ↑go through • Derivationally related forms: ↑run through • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 29run someone down — 1 he was run down by joyriders: RUN OVER, knock down/over; hit, strike. 2 she ran him down in front of other people: CRITICIZE, denigrate, belittle, disparage …

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  • 30run someone down — 1) he was run down by a drunk driver Syn: run over, knock down, knock over; hit, strike 2) she ran him down in front of other people Syn: criticize, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate, find fault with; informal p …

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