Thesaurus: running

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Run
2. a. Moving or advancing by running.
3. a. Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
4. a. trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
5. a. Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.
6. a. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
7. a. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
8. a. Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
9. a. Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
10. n. The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
11. n. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
12. n. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.