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run one on

run one on verb: to flirt with or make a pass at a woman, especially a woman already in a relationship.

Verb

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

  1. (offensive, slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To flirt with or make a pass at a woman, especially a woman already in a relationship.

Forms of run one on

third-person singular presentruns one on
present participlerunning one on
pastran one on
past participlerun one on

Questions about run one on

What does run one on mean?
Run one on means to flirt with or make a pass at a woman, especially a woman already in a relationship.
What part of speech is run one on?
Run one on is a verb.
What is the past tense of run one on?
The past tense of run one on is ran one on.

Words near run one on in the dictionary

  1. run on
  2. run on empty
  3. run on fumes
  4. run on the bank
  5. run on the banks
  6. run one on
  7. run one's face
  8. run one's mouth
  9. run one's mouth off
  10. run one's name
  11. run out

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