run·ning  (r ŭn ĭng)
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n.1. The act or an instance of running. 2. The power or ability to run. 3. Sports The exercise or sport of someone who runs. adj.1. Ongoing over a period of time: a running conversation; a running joke among us. 2. Set in continuous or unbroken lines: running text. 3. Printed at the top or bottom of every page or every other page: a running title; a running footer. adv. In a consecutive way: four years running. Idioms: in the running1. Entered as a contender in a competition. 2. Having the possibility of winning or placing well in a competition. out of the running1. Not entered as a contender in a competition. 2. Having no possibility of winning or placing well in a competition. |