See Also: Running(medicine)
gun-running(dictionary)
running(2)(dictionary)
running(1)(dictionary)
running 3, adverb(dictionary)
Running ahead(finance)
Front running(finance)
Running ahead(money)
Running Costs(money)
Front running(money)

running(1) (iou)



running adjective. ME.
[from RUN verb + -ING2.]
I.
That runs. ME.
b. Volatile, flighty, giddy. L16-M17.
c. Employed as an attendant on foot or to run as a messenger. obsolete exc. Hist. E17.
Fluid, liquid; melting readily; (of sand, soil, etc.) having no coherence, slipping or falling readily; fig. (of metre, music, etc.) of a smooth, flowing, or rapid character. LME.
a. Of a disease: passing from one part of the body to another; esp. spreading over the skin. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
b. Of a plant: spreading by creeping stems or runners. M16.
Current, prevalent, general; existing; in progress. LME.
b. Of cash: available for use. L17-E19.
Chiefly Nautical.
a. Of a rope etc.: capable of moving when pulled; esp. moving freely through a block, ring, etc. L15.
b. Of a knot: slipping easily along a rope and so adjusting the size of a noose. L16.
Continuous, sustained; constantly repeated or recurring. L15.
b. Of a lease etc.: allowed to run on for a certain specified or indefinite time. M18.
Of a measurement: linear. M17.
postpositive. Consecutive; in succession. M17.
N. Streatfeild I disapprove..of you being allowed out two Sundays running.
Of a ship: sailing in time of war without a convoy. E19.
Medicine. Of the pulse: weak, rapid, and irregular. L19.
II.
Performed with or accompanied by a run; rapid, hasty. ME.
L. Koppett To stop a running attack, a defensive line must hold.
Of a meal: eaten hurriedly; slight. E17-L18.
Special collocations: running account a current account. running back Amer. Football (the position of) a back whose primary function is to run carrying the ball. running banquet: see BANQUET noun 2. running battle (a) a battle (esp. a naval one) carried on while one side flees and the other pursues; (b) a military engagement which constantly changes its location. running belay Mountaineering: through which the climbing rope runs freely, acting as a pulley if the climber falls. running bowline a bowline knot adapted to form a noose. running commentary an oral description of events as they occur; spec. a broadcast report of a sporting contest etc. running dog slang [translating Chinese zougou, from zou to run + gou dog] a servile political follower. running fight = running battle above. running fire a rapid successive discharge of firearms by each of a line of troops. running fit Mechanics: allowing freedom of movement of the parts. running fix a fix obtained by determining bearings at different times and making allowance for the distance covered by the observer in the interval. running footman: see FOOTMAN 3. running gear (a) the moving parts of a machine; esp. the wheels, steering, and suspension of a vehicle; (b) the rope and tackle used in handling (part of) a boat. running hand writing in which the pen etc. is not lifted after each letter. running head, running headline a heading printed at the top of a number of consecutive pages of a book. running ice N. Amer.: which moves downstream in blocks and sheets. running jump: preceded and augmented by a run; take a running jump (at yourself) (colloq.) go away, be off, (usu. as interjection). running martingale a form of martingale consisting of a strap fastened at one end to a horse's girth, and divided at the other end into two branches fitted with rings through which the reins are passed. running mate (chiefly US) (a) a horse entered in a race in order to set the pace for another horse from the same stable which is intended to win; (b) a candidate for a subordinate office in an election, spec. the vice-presidential candidate in US presidential elections. running moss dial. the stag's-horn clubmoss, Lycopodium clavatum. running mould Plastering: moving on fixed guides and used to shape cornices etc. running noose: formed with a running knot. running pine N. Amer. = running moss above. running repairs hurried, minor, or temporary repairs made to machinery etc. while in use. running rigging: see RIGGING noun2 2a. running set a country dance in which the dancers perform a number of figures in quick succession. running sore a suppurating sore; fig. a constant nuisance or irritation. running stitch (any of) a line of loose, open stitches for gathering etc. running title = running head above. running toad = NATTERJACK. running total: continually adjusted to take account of further items. running water (a) water flowing in a stream or river; (b) a constant supply of water from a tap etc.
runningly adverb (arch.) (a) concurrently; (b) rapidly, readily: LME.