running

running (http://definr.com/running)

     adj 1: moving quickly on foot; "heard running footsteps behind
            him"; "scampering children" [syn: running(a), scampering(a)]
     2: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "a mountain
        stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running
        water" [syn: running(a)] [ant: standing(a)]
     3: continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke
        among us" [syn: running(a)]
     4: (football) of advancing the ball by running; "the team's
        running plays worked better than its pass plays" [syn: running(a)]
        [ant: passing(a)]
     5: executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked
        better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running
        start" [syn: running(a)] [ant: standing(a)]
     6: running away from (or as if from) danger; "the fleeing
        survivors" [syn: fleeing(a), running(a)]
     7: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn:
         linear, running(a)]
     8: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in
        running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
        [syn: running(a), operative, functional, working(a)]
     n 1: a football play in which a player runs with the ball; "the
          defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put
          great emphasis on running" [syn: run, running play,
          running game]
     2: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he
        broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: run]
     3: the state of being in operation; "the engine is running
        smoothly"
     4: the act of administering or being in charge of something;
        "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at
        the same time"
     5: the act of participating in an athletic competition
        involving running on a track [syn: track]