01 a. Moving or advancing by running.
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Moving or advancing by running.
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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.
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Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
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Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.“What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?” — Hare.
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Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.(Bot.)
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Discharging pus; as, a running sore.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Running block —
a block in an arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is raised or lowered.
Running board —
a narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive.
Running bowsprit —
Same as Reefing bowsprit.
Running days —
the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under a charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the working days.
Running fire —
a constant fire of musketry or cannon.
Running gear —
the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working parts of a locomotive or other machine, in distinction from the framework.
Running hand —
a style of rapid writing in which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting the pen; -- distinguished from round hand.
Running part —
that part of a rope that is hauled upon, -- in distinction from the standing part.
Running rigging —
that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; -- in distinction from standing rigging.
Running title —
the title of a book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper margin.