The noun run has 16 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (18) run, tally -- (a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning")
2. (5) test, trial, run -- (the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial")
3. (2) footrace, foot race, run -- (a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run")
4. (1) streak, run -- (an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies")
5. (1) run, running, running play, running game -- ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running")
6. (1) run -- (a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time")
7. (1) run, running -- (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit")
8. run -- (the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation; "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run")
9. run -- (unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house")
10. run -- (the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint")
11. rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet -- (a small stream)
12. political campaign, campaign, run -- (a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run")
13. run, ladder, ravel -- (a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking")
14. discharge, outpouring, run -- (the pouring forth of a fluid)
15. run -- (an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories")
16. run -- (a short trip; "take a run into town")
Overview of verb run
The verb run has 41 senses (first 29 from tagged texts)
1. (106) run -- (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store")
2. (38) scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away -- (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up")
3. (21) run, go, pass, lead, extend -- (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "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")
4. (20) operate, run -- (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan")
5. (10) run, go -- (have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes...")
6. (9) run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")
7. (9) function, work, operate, go, run -- (perform as expected when applied; "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")
8. (7) range, run -- (change or be different within limits; "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")
9. (7) campaign, run -- (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?")
10. (5) play, run -- (cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?")
11. (4) run -- (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free")
12. (3) tend, be given, lean, incline, run -- (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence")
13. (3) run, execute -- (carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction")
14. (3) run -- (be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!")
15. (3) run -- (change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot")
16. (3) run -- (cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process")
17. (2) run -- (be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk")
18. (2) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure -- (continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures")
19. (2) run -- (occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family")
20. (2) carry, run -- (include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference")
21. (2) run -- (carry out; "run an errand")
22. (2) guide, run, draw, pass -- (guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers")
23. (1) run, lead -- (cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet")
24. (1) run -- (make without a miss)
25. (1) run, black market -- (deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor)
26. (1) run -- (cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs")
27. (1) run, bleed -- (be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run")
28. (1) run -- (sail before the wind)
29. (1) run -- (cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day")
30. run, run for -- (extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours")
31. run -- (set animals loose to graze)
32. run, consort -- (keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring")
33. run -- (run with the ball; in such sports as football)
34. run -- (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there")
35. ply, run -- (travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast")
36. hunt, run, hunt down, track down -- (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods")
37. race, run -- (compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first")
38. move, go, run -- (progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting")
39. melt, run, melt down -- (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun")
40. ladder, run -- (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running")
41. run, unravel -- (become undone; "the sweater unraveled")