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runs someone's file

runs someone's file is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 runs someone's file

What is runs someone's file the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs someone's file is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run someone's file.

Words near runs someone's file in the dictionary

  1. runs roughshod over
  2. runs scared
  3. runs short
  4. runs someone off their feet
  5. runs someone ragged
  6. runs someone's file
  7. runs something up the flagpole
  8. runs the clock down
  9. runs the gamut
  10. runs the gantlope
  11. runs the gauntlet

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