Definitions for the word "running" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. p. pr. & vb. n.
of Run
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
Moving or advancing by running.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. a.
Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. a.
Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. a.
Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. a.
Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. a.
Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. n.
The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
1 action of runners in a race etc. 2 way a race etc. Proceeds. adj. 1 continuous (running battle). 2 consecutive (three days running). 3 done with a run (running jump). in (or out of) the running (of a competitor) with a good (or poor) chance of success. Make (or take up) the running take the lead; set the pace. Take a running jump (esp. As int.) Slang go away.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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