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run
noun as in fast moving on foot
noun as in journey
noun as in sequence, course
verb as in move fast on foot
Strong matches
abscond, amble, barrel, bolt, bound, bustle, canter, career, course, dart, decamp, depart, escape, flee, flit, gallop, hasten, hie, hotfoot, hurry, hustle, lope, pace, scamper, scoot, scorch, scramble, scud, scurry, shag, skedaddle, skip, skitter, smoke, speed, spring, spurt, tear, trot, whisk
Weak matches
beat it, clear out, cut and run, dog it, go like lightning, leg it, light out, make a break, make off, make tracks, take flight, take off, tear out
verb as in move rapidly, flowingly
verb as in operate, drive
verb as in manage, supervise
Strong matches
administer, boss, coordinate, direct, helm, ordain, oversee, regulate, superintend
Weak matches
be in charge, be in driver's seat, be in saddle, carry on, head up, look after, pull the strings, ride herd on, take care of
verb as in continue, range
verb as in attempt to be elected to public office
Weak matches
be a candidate, hit the campaign trail, kiss babies, ring doorbells, shake hands
Example Sentences
They gave the Dodgers a fierce run for the money.
In New Jersey and Virginia, the Democrats running for governor made gains in counties with large Latino populations, and overall won two-thirds of the Latino vote in their states, according to an NBC News poll.
Mayor Karen Bass, a high-profile leader within the Democratic Party with few ties to the DSA, is now running for a second term.
Many sent a video from that morning of immigration agents running into a day care facility in Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood to pull out a teacher.
Hobbs said the states, led by Colorado, “continue to run down the clock.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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