Dictionary entry details
• RUN (noun)
Meaning:
A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
run; tally
Context examples:
the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th / their first tally came in the 3rd inning
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
earned run (a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team)
unearned run (a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team)
rbi; run batted in (a run that is the result of the batter's performance)
Meaning:
The act of testing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
run; test; trial
Context examples:
in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately / he called each flip of the coin a new trial
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
Snellen test (a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart)
pilot program; pilot project (activity planned as a test or trial)
Ministry of Transportation test; MOT; MOT test (a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes)
fitting; try-on; trying on (putting clothes on to see whether they fit)
field trial (a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving)
audition; tryout (a test of the suitability of a performer)
preclinical phase; preclinical test; preclinical trial (a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial)
double blind (a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results)
clinical test; clinical trial (a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use)
assay (a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)
Meaning:
A race run on foot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
foot race; footrace; run
Context example:
she broke the record for the half-mile run
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
race (a contest of speed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
fun run; funrun (a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity))
marathon (a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards)
obstacle race (a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles)
steeplechase (a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump)
track event (a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))
Meaning:
An unbroken series of events
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
streak; run
Context examples:
had a streak of bad luck / Nicklaus had a run of birdies
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
succession (a group of people or things arranged or following in order)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
losing streak (a streak of losses)
winning streak (a streak of wins)
Meaning:
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
running play; running game; running; run
Context examples:
the defensive line braced to stop the run / the coach put great emphasis on running
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
football play ((American football) a play by the offensive team)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
rush; rushing ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line)
reverse ((American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction)
return ((American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble)
end run; sweep ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line)
draw; draw play ((American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage)
Meaning:
A regular trip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the ship made its run in record time
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))
Meaning:
The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
running; run
Context examples:
he broke into a run / his daily run keeps him fit
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
dash; sprint (a quick run)
Meaning:
The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
the assembly line was on a 12-hour run
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
press run; print run (the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper)
run-time ((computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program)
Meaning:
Unrestricted freedom to use
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
he has the run of the house
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
liberty (freedom of choice)
Meaning:
The production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context example:
a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Meaning:
A small stream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
rill; rivulet; runnel; streamlet; run
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
Meaning:
A race between candidates for elective office
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
campaign; political campaign; run
Context examples:
I managed his campaign for governor / he is raising money for a Senate run
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
race (any competition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
senate campaign; senate race (a race for election to the senate)
campaign for governor; governor's race (a race for election to the governorship)
Meaning:
A row of unravelled stitches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
ravel; ladder; run
Context example:
she got a run in her stocking
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
damage; harm; impairment (the occurrence of a change for the worse)
Meaning:
The pouring forth of a fluid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
outpouring; discharge; run
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "run"):
escape; leak; leakage; outflow (the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container)
jet; spirt; spurt; squirt (the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))
Meaning:
An unbroken chronological sequence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
the play had a long run on Broadway / the team enjoyed a brief run of victories
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
chronological sequence; chronological succession; sequence; succession; successiveness (a following of one thing after another in time)
Meaning:
A short trip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
take a run into town
Hypernyms ("run" is a kind of...):
trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))
• RUN (verb)
Meaning:
Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
Don't run--you'll be out of breath / The children ran to the store
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
hurry; speed; travel rapidly; zip (move very fast)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
rush (run with the ball, in football)
lope (run easily)
sprint (run very fast, usually for a short distance)
jog (run for exercise)
outrun (run faster than)
run (run with the ball; in such sports as football)
streak (run naked in a public place)
run bases (run around the bases, in baseball)
romp (run easily and fairly fast)
scamper; scurry; scuttle; skitter (to move about or proceed hurriedly)
clip; jog; trot (run at a moderately swift pace)
hare (run quickly, like a hare)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The horses run across the field
Also:
run around (play boisterously)
run away (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run)
Meaning:
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
turn tail; take to the woods; scat; scarper; run away; lam; hightail it; head for the hills; fly the coop; run; bunk; break away; escape
Context examples:
If you see this man, run! / The burglars escaped before the police showed up
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
skedaddle (run away, as if in a panic)
flee; fly; take flight (run away quickly)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
extend; run; lead; pass; go
Context examples:
Service runs all the way to Cranbury / His knowledge doesn't go very far / My memory extends back to my fourth year of life / The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
come (extend or reach)
radiate; ray (extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center)
go deep; go far (extend in importance or range)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Also:
run along (be in line with; form a line along)
Meaning:
Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
operate; run
Context example:
She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
direct (be in charge of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
financier (conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner)
work (operate in or through)
block (run on a block system)
warm up (run until the normal working temperature is reached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Have a particular form
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
run; go
Context examples:
the story or argument runs as follows / as the saying goes...
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Move along, of liquids
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
flow; course; run; feed
Context examples:
Water flowed into the cave / the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
flush (flow freely)
gutter (flow in small streams)
ooze; seep (pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings)
drain; run out (flow off gradually)
dribble; filter; trickle (run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream)
stream; well out (flow freely and abundantly)
run out; spill (flow, run or fall out and become lost)
pour (flow in a spurt)
run down (move downward)
run off; waste (run off as waste)
eddy; purl; swirl; whirl; whirlpool (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
circulate (move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point)
surge; tide (rise or move forward)
gush; jet (issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
Water and oil run into the bowl
Also:
run over (flow or run over (a limit or brim))
Meaning:
Perform as expected when applied
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
function; operate; work; run; go
Context examples:
The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in / Does this old car still run well? / This old radio doesn't work anymore
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
serve; service (be used by; as of a utility)
cut (function as a cutting instrument)
run (be operating, running or functioning)
roll (begin operating or running)
double (do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
These cars won't run
Meaning:
Change or be different within limits
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
range; run
Context examples:
Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion / Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent / The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals / My students range from very bright to dull
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
campaign; run
Context example:
Who's running for treasurer this year?
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
race; run (compete in a race)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
cross-file; register (have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties)
whistlestop (tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election)
rerun (run again for office)
stump (travel through a district and make political speeches)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Cause to emit recorded sounds
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
run; play
Context examples:
They ran the tapes over and over again / Can you play my favorite record?
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue run the movie
Meaning:
Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
who are these people running around in the building? / She runs around telling everyone of her troubles / let the dogs run free
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
be given; incline; tend; lean; run
Context examples:
She tends to be nervous before her lectures / These dresses run small / He inclined to corpulence
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
take kindly to (be willing or inclined to accept)
suffer (be given to)
gravitate (move toward)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
execute; run
Context examples:
Run the dishwasher / run a new program on the Mac / the computer executed the instruction
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
apply; enforce; implement (ensure observance of laws and rules)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
step (cause (a computer) to execute a single command)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be operating, running or functioning
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The car is still running--turn it off!
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
function; go; operate; run; work (perform as expected when applied)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
idle (run disconnected or idle)
Meaning:
Change from one state to another
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
run amok / run rogue / run riot
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
become; get; go (enter or assume a certain state or condition)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to perform
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
run a subject / run a process
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
rerun (cause to perform again)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be affected by; be subjected to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
run a temperature / run a risk
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
incur (make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Continue to exist
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
die hard; persist; prevail; endure; run
Context examples:
These stories die hard / The legend of Elvis endures
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
continue (exist over a prolonged period of time)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
reverberate (have a long or continuing effect)
carry over (transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Occur persistently
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Musical talent runs in the family
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
occur (to be found to exist)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
carry; run
Context examples:
We ran the ad three times / This paper carries a restaurant review / All major networks carried the press conference
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
broadcast; circularise; circularize; circulate; diffuse; disperse; disseminate; distribute; pass around; propagate; spread (cause to become widely known)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Carry out
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
run an errand
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
accomplish; action; carry out; carry through; execute; fulfil; fulfill (put in effect)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Guide or pass over something
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
guide; pass; run; draw
Context examples:
He ran his eyes over her body / She ran her fingers along the carved figurine / He drew her hair through his fingers
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
rub (move over something with pressure)
thread (pass through or into)
thread (pass a thread through)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
lead; run
Context example:
Run the wire behind the cabinet
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
make pass; pass (cause to pass)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Make without a miss
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
black market; run
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
merchandise; trade (engage in the trade of)
Domain category:
crime; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cause an animal to move fast
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
run the dogs
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The men run the horses across the field
Meaning:
Be diffused
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bleed; run
Context example:
These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
diffuse; fan out; spread; spread out (move outward)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
crock (release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Sail before the wind
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
sail (travel in a boat propelled by wind)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cover by running; run a certain distance
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
She ran 10 miles that day
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
go across; go through; pass (go across or through)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Extend or continue for a certain period of time
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
run for; run
Context example:
The film runs 5 hours
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
endure; last (persist for a specified period of time)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Set animals loose to graze
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
free; liberate; loose; release; unloose; unloosen (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Keep company
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
consort; run
Context example:
the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
accompany (go or travel along with)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Run with the ball; in such sports as football
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
Run to the store! / She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Travel a route regularly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
ply; run
Context example:
Ships ply the waters near the coast
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
jaunt; travel; trip (make a trip for pleasure)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
hunt; hunt down; track down; run
Context examples:
Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland / The dogs are running deer / The Duke hunted in these woods
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
capture; catch (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
ferret (hunt with ferrets)
course (hunt with hounds)
foxhunt (hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs)
jack; jacklight (hunt with a jacklight)
hawk (hunt with hawks)
falcon (hunt with falcons)
fowl (hunt fowl)
forage; scrounge (collect or look around for (food))
seal (hunt seals)
poach (hunt illegally)
snipe (hunt or shoot snipe)
whale (hunt for whales)
ambush; still-hunt (hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing)
turtle (hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation)
drive (hunting: chase from cover into more open ground)
drive (hunting: search for game)
rabbit (hunt rabbits)
fowl (hunt fowl in the forest)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Compete in a race
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
race; run
Context examples:
he is running the Marathon this year / let's race and see who gets there first
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
speed skate (race on skates)
campaign; run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position)
horse-race (compete in a horse race)
boat-race (participate in a boat race)
place (finish second or better in a horse or dog race)
show (finish third or better in a horse or dog race)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
These cars won't run
Also:
run off (decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff)
Meaning:
Progress by being changed
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
move; go; run
Context examples:
The speech has to go through several more drafts / run through your presentation before the meeting
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
melt; melt down; run
Context examples:
melt butter / melt down gold / The wax melted in the sun
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
break up; dissolve; resolve (cause to go into a solution)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run"):
render; try (melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities)
fuse (make liquid or plastic by heating)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
ladder; run
Context example:
Her nylons were running
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Become undone
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
unravel; run
Context example:
the sweater unraveled
Hypernyms (to "run" is one way to...):
disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
