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run nowhere

run nowhere verb: to finish the race unplaced.

Verb

run nowhere (third-person singular simple present runs nowhere, present participle running nowhere, simple past ran nowhere, past participle run nowhere)

  1. (slang) To finish the race unplaced.

Forms of run nowhere

third-person singular presentruns nowhere
present participlerunning nowhere
pastran nowhere
past participlerun nowhere

Questions about run nowhere

What does run nowhere mean?
Run nowhere means to finish the race unplaced.
What part of speech is run nowhere?
Run nowhere is a verb.
What is the past tense of run nowhere?
The past tense of run nowhere is ran nowhere.

Words near run nowhere in the dictionary

  1. run like a dry creek
  2. run like a top
  3. run lines
  4. run low
  5. run mad
  6. run nowhere
  7. run o' the mill
  8. run of house
  9. run of month
  10. run of paper
  11. run of play

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