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runner's high

runner's high noun: a euphoric release of endorphins and endocannabinoids reported to result from strenuous exercise.

Noun

runner's high

  1. A euphoric release of endorphins and endocannabinoids reported to result from strenuous exercise.
    • The dogs and people did, though, indicating that they most likely were experiencing a runner’s high and it could be traced to their internal cannabinoids.2021 March 10, Gretchen Reynolds, “Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2021

Questions about runner's high

What does runner's high mean?
Runner's high means a euphoric release of endorphins and endocannabinoids reported to result from strenuous exercise.
What part of speech is runner's high?
Runner's high is a noun.

Words near runner's high in the dictionary

  1. runner stone
  2. runner stones
  3. runner up
  4. runner's diarrhea
  5. runner's diarrhoea
  6. runner's high
  7. runner's knee
  8. runner's trots
  9. runner-runner
  10. runner-up
  11. runner-ups

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