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runs point

runs point is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run point.

Meaning of run point

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of take point (“to assume the first and most exposed position in a formation”).
    • John hustled to the front and ran point. Three armed Hezbollah men appeared from the barracks to their right. John stopped, planted his feet, and fired from the standing position: pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop.2013, Howard E[ugene] Wasdin, Stephen Templin, Easy Day for the Dead: A SEAL Team Six Outcasts Novel, New York, N.Y. […]: Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 194
    Synonyms:
    take point
  2. Synonym of take point (“to assume a key role in an operation”).
    • The administration enlisted a smart, seasoned diplomat, Kurt Volker, to run point on its Ukraine policy.2017 October 4, Antony J. Blinken, “Time for the Trump Administration to Arm Ukraine”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
    Synonyms:
    take point

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Runs point is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run point.

Words near runs point in the dictionary

  1. runs out of town
  2. runs out on
  3. runs out the clock
  4. runs over
  5. runs past
  6. runs point
  7. runs rampant
  8. runs rings around
  9. runs riot
  10. runs roughshod over
  11. runs scared

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