running
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
the defensive line braced to stop the run
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- run derivation
- run derivation
- American football domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
he broke into a run
Types & categories
- locomotion hypernym
- sprint hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the state of being in operation
the engine is running smoothly
Types & categories
- operation hypernym
Related & opposite
- run derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of administering or being in charge of something
he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time
Types & categories
- administration hypernym
- administrivia hyponym
Related & opposite
- operate derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
Types & categories
- track and field hypernym
Parts & wholes
- track meet part holonym
Related & opposite
- race derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | run |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | run |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | American football |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | football play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | end run |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | return |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reverse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rushing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | run |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | run |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | run |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | run |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | locomotion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprint |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | run |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | operation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | operate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | administration |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | administrivia |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | race |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | track meet |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | track and field |