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running someone's file

running someone's file is the present participle 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 running someone's file

What is running someone's file the present participle of?
Running someone's file is the present participle of run someone's file.

Words near running someone's file in the dictionary

  1. running shoe
  2. running shoes
  3. running short
  4. running someone off their feet
  5. running someone ragged
  6. running someone's file
  7. running something up the flagpole
  8. running sore
  9. running sores
  10. running speech
  11. Running Springs

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