Thesaurus / run-in
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synonyms for run-in
- apprehend
- bust
- collar
- cop
- detain
- handcuff
- jail
- nab
- pick up
- pinch
- pull in
- put the cuffs on
- take into custody
- throw in jail
On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to run-in, such as: altercation, confrontation, falling-out, quarrel, skirmish, and tussle.
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How to use run-in in a sentence
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSA few, very few, little dots had run back over that green patch—the others had passed down into the world of darkness.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONBut if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTThe controlling leaders being out of gear the machine did not run smoothly: there was nothing but friction and tension.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONWhen these last words of his were interpreted to her, she started, made as if she would run after him, but checked herself.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONSuch throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)VARIOUSShe would let him run about for a few moments and then she would leap upon him as if she had nearly lost him.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYAt that Farmer Green's cat began to run up and down between the rows of vegetables.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYThe commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONSo far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONWORDS RELATED TO RUN-IN
- altercation
- beef
- bickering
- blowup
- bone
- bone of contention
- bone to pick
- brannigan
- brawl
- brush
- clash
- controversy
- crusher
- debate
- difference of opinion
- disagreement
- dispute
- donnybrook
- dustup
- exchange
- face-off
- falling-out
- feud
- finisher
- flap
- fuss
- gin
- go
- hassle
- knock-down-drag-out
- knockdown
- out
- quarrel
- rhubarb
- romp
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- run-in
- scene
- scrap
- set-to
- shindy
- spat
- squabble
- static
- stew
- tiff
- words
- wrangle
- accommodation
- apprehension
- appropriation
- bag
- booby trap
- bust
- captivity
- capture
- collar
- commitment
- confinement
- constraint
- crimp
- detention
- drop
- fall
- gaff
- glom
- grab
- heat
- hook
- imprisonment
- incarceration
- jailing
- mitt
- nab
- nail
- nick
- nip
- pick up
- pickle
- pinch
- preventive custody
- protective custody
- pull
- pull in
- restraining
- run-in
- snare
- sweep
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