runner
/ˈɹʌnə/ · noun
Meaning
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip.
- A pleasure trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- Migration (of fish).
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- (usually in the phrase 'do a runner') A quick escape away from a scene.
- A deserter.
- A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
- A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
- A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
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