Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Ran /(răn)/ · IPA /ɹæn/ imp. n. n. 01 imp. imp. of Run. 1. imp. of Run. See: Run 02 n. Open robbery. 1. Open robbery.[Obs.] 03 n. Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. 1. Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.(Naut.)