runs
/ɹʌnz/
runs is the plural of run.
runs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run.
Meaning of run
Noun
run (plural runs)
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- I just got back from my morning run.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- I need to make a run to the store.
- A pleasure trip.
- Let's go for a run in the car.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- During his run from the police, he claimed to have a metaphysical experience which can only be described as “having passed through an abyss.”2006, Tsirk Susej, The Demonic Bible, →ISBN, page 41
- Migration of fish.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
Noun
runs pl (plural only)
- Diarrhea/diarrhoea.
- He missed several days of school because he had the runs. They think it was a Norovirus infection.
- We also had a bad case of runs since we were not used to the rich meat.1991, Joseph A. Petak, Never Plan Tomorrow: The Saga of the Bataan Death March and Battle of Corregidor Survivors 1942-1945
- Synonyms:
- the shits, diarrh(o)ea
Synonyms of runs
- the shits
- diarrh(o)ea
Origin of runs
Usually said to allude to the fact that an affected person is frequently running to get to a toilet immediately. Sometimes said to allude to the runniness (runny consistency) of the stool.
Phrases with runs
- runs at
- runs by
- runs in
- runs on
- runs to
- runs up
- dog runs
- dry runs
- end runs
- fun runs
- hen runs
- ice runs
188 more phrasesFewer phrases
- mud runs
- pay runs
- pig runs
- rat runs
- runs dry
- runs hot
- runs low
- runs mad
- runs off
- runs out
- ski runs
- bank runs
- beer runs
- bull runs
- dice runs
- drug runs
- good runs
- hash runs
- home runs
- land runs
- long runs
- milk runs
- mill runs
- mole runs
- nude runs
- runs amok
- runs away
- runs back
- runs deep
- runs down
- runs game
- runs high
- runs into
- runs late
- runs over
- runs past
- runs riot
- runs thin
- runs wild
- runs with
- scud runs
- solo runs
- soup runs
- test runs
- visa runs
- drink runs
- dummy runs
- front runs
- nudie runs
- poker runs
- press runs
- print runs
- runs about
- runs after
- runs ahead
- runs along
- runs amuck
- runs hands
- runs it up
- runs lines
- runs point
- runs short
- runs up in
- runs up on
- short runs
- speed runs
- trial runs
- undie runs
- corpse runs
- earned runs
- maiden runs
- marble runs
- monkey runs
- Naruto runs
- runs a bath
- runs a mile
- runs a muck
- runs a risk
- runs across
- runs adrift
- runs around
- runs before
- runs behind
- runs for it
- runs off on
- runs one on
- runs out on
- runs scared
- school runs
- bombing runs
- chicken runs
- hacking runs
- hit and runs
- runs a fever
- runs a train
- runs against
- runs aground
- runs counter
- runs errands
- runs game on
- runs in with
- runs nowhere
- runs of play
- runs rampant
- runs through
- shuttle runs
- thunder runs
- tippity runs
- eats and runs
- grab and runs
- hits and runs
- jump and runs
- midnight runs
- practice runs
- runs afoul of
- runs and guns
- runs into one
- runs off with
- runs on empty
- runs on fumes
- runs the risk
- runs the show
- runs to earth
- runs to waste
- runs up in it
- toboggan runs
- challenge runs
- runs an errand
- runs away from
- runs away with
- runs batted in
- runs for cover
- runs the gamut
- runs the table
- runs to ground
- cannonball runs
- horizontal runs
- runs about with
- runs like a top
- runs one's face
- runs one's name
- runs out of gas
- runs up against
- snatch and runs
- runs and repeats
- runs around with
- runs of the ball
- runs on the bank
- runs one's mouth
- runs out of road
- runs out of town
- Chinese home runs
- generational runs
- runs around after
- runs at the mouth
- runs hot and cold
- runs interference
- runs of the balls
- runs on the banks
- runs out of steam
- runs rings around
- runs the gantlope
- runs the gauntlet
- runs to the hills
- runs a temperature
- runs away together
- runs for the hills
- runs for the roses
- runs in the family
- runs out the clock
- runs the gauntlope
- runs the rule over
- runs to the ground
- runs with scissors
- runs circles around
- runs down the clock
- runs for one's life
- runs off the tongue
- runs roughshod over
- runs someone ragged
- runs someone's file
- runs the clock down
- runs the whole show
- runs from the tongue
- runs into the ground
- runs off one's mouth
- runs one's mouth off
- one's blood runs cold
Words that rhyme with runs
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Questions about runs
- What does runs mean?
- Runs means diarrhea/diarrhoea.
- What is runs the plural of?
- Runs is the plural of run.
- What part of speech is runs?
- Runs is a noun.
- How do you pronounce runs?
- Runs is pronounced /ɹʌnz/.
Words near runs in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: runs (page history and authors); run (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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