n.
a sharp change in direction
"there was a jog in the road"
a slow pace of running
同義詞: trot lope
a slight push or shake
同義詞: nudge
v.
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
"This novel rambles on and jogs"
同義詞: ramble on ramble
even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
同義詞: square up even up
run for exercise
"jog along the canal"
run at a moderately swift pace
同義詞: trot clip
give a slight push to
stimulate to remember
"jog my memory"
run [ r?n ]
n.
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
"the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"
同義詞: tally
the act of testing something
同義詞: test trial
a race run on foot
"she broke the record for the half-mile run"
同義詞: footrace foot race
an unbroken series of events
"Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
同義詞: streak
(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"
同義詞: running running play running game
a regular trip
"the ship made its run in record time"
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
"he broke into a run"; " his daily run keeps him fit"
同義詞: running
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"
unrestricted freedom to use
"he has the run of the house"
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
"a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
a small stream
同義詞: rivulet rill runnel streamlet
a race between candidates for elective office
"he is raising money for a Senate run"
同義詞: political campaign campaign
a row of unravelled stitches
"she got a run in her stocking"
同義詞: ladder ravel
the pouring forth of a fluid
同義詞: discharge outpouring
an unbroken chronological sequence
"the play had a long run on Broadway"; " the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"
a short trip
"take a run into town"
v.
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"
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"
同義詞: scat scarper turn tail lam run away hightail it bunk head for the hills take to the woods escape fly the coop break away
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"
同義詞: go pass lead extend
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
"She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
同義詞: operate
have a particular form
"the story or argument runs as follows"
同義詞: go
move along, of liquids
同義詞: flow feed course
perform as expected when applied
"Does this old car still run well?"
同義詞: function work operate go
change or be different within limits
"Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"
同義詞: range
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
"Who's running for treasurer this year?"
同義詞: campaign
cause to emit recorded sounds
同義詞: play
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"
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
"These dresses run small"
同義詞: tend be given lean incline
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
"run a new program on the Mac"
同義詞: execute
be operating, running or functioning
"The car is still running--turn it off!"
change from one state to another
"run amok"; " run rogue"; " run riot"
cause to perform
"run a subject"; " run a process"
be affected by; be subjected to
"run a temperature"; " run a risk"
continue to exist
同義詞: prevail persist die hard endure
occur persistently
"Musical talent runs in the family"
include as the content; broadcast or publicize
同義詞: carry
carry out
"run an errand"
guide or pass over something
同義詞: guide draw pass
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
同義詞: lead
make without a miss
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
同義詞: black market
cause an animal to move fast
"run the dogs"
be diffused
"These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
同義詞: bleed
sail before the wind
cover by running; run a certain distance
extend or continue for a certain period of time
"The film runs 5 hours"
同義詞: run for
set animals loose to graze
keep company
"the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
同義詞: consort
run with the ball; in such sports as football
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
"She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
travel a route regularly
同義詞: ply
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
"The dogs are running deer"
同義詞: hunt hunt down track down
compete in a race
"he is running the Marathon this year"
同義詞: race
progress by being changed
"run through your presentation before the meeting"
同義詞: move go
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
同義詞: melt melt down
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
"Her nylons were running"
同義詞: ladder
become undone
同義詞: unravel
swim [ swim ]
n. the act of swimming
"it was the swimming they enjoyed most"; " they took a short swim in the pool"
同義詞: swimming
v.
travel through water
"We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; " a big fish was swimming in the tank"
be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
同義詞: float
swing [ swi? ]
n.
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
"the party went with a swing"; " it took time to get into the swing of things"
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
a sweeping blow or stroke
"he took a wild swing at my head"
changing location by moving back and forth
同義詞: swinging vacillation
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
同義詞: swing music jive
a jaunty rhythm in music
同義詞: lilt
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
同義詞: golf stroke golf shot
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
同義詞: baseball swing cut
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
v.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
"swing a bat"
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
同義詞: sway
change direction with a swinging motion; turn
"swing back"; " swing forward"
influence decisively
同義詞: swing over
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
同義詞: sweep swing out
hang freely
同義詞: dangle drop
hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
"The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
alternate dramatically between high and low values
"his mood swings"; " the market is swinging up and down"
live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
have a certain musical rhythm
"The music has to swing"
be a social swinger; socialize a lot
同義詞: get around
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"