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ran someone's file

ran someone's file is the simple past of run someone's file.

Meaning of run someone's file

Verb

run someone's file (third-person singular simple present runs someone's file, present participle running someone's file, simple past ran someone's file, past participle run someone's file)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To search through someone's criminal record.

Questions about ran someone's file

What is ran someone's file the simple past of?
Ran someone's file is the simple past of run someone's file.

Words near ran someone's file in the dictionary

  1. ran roughshod over
  2. ran scared
  3. ran short
  4. ran someone off their feet
  5. ran someone ragged
  6. ran someone's file
  7. ran something up the flagpole
  8. ran the clock down
  9. ran the gamut
  10. ran the gantlope
  11. ran the gauntlet

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