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running slag

running

— noun (= run) the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace he broke into a run his daily run keeps him fit — noun (= run) (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team the defensive line braced to stop the run the coach put great emphasis on running — adjective (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream as mountain stream with freely running water hovels without running water — adjective continually repeated over a period of time a running joke among us — adjective executed or initiated by running running plays worked better than pass plays took a running jump a running start — adjective of advancing the ball by running the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays — adjective (= functional, working) (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing in running (or working) order a functional set of brakes — noun the act of administering or being in charge of something he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time — noun the state of being in operation the engine is running smoothly — noun (= track) the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track — adjective measured lengthwise cost of lumber per running foot