running

1. running (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Moving or advancing at a run.

2. running (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Moving or advancing at a run.: Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.

3. running (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Present, current.

Example: running month

4. running (adv) — sense 4

Definition: Consecutively; in a row.

Example: Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.

5. running (noun) — sense 5

Definition: The action of the verb to run.

Example: His running of the business leaves something to be desired.

6. running (noun) — sense 6

Definition: The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.

Example: Running is good exercise.

7. running (noun) — sense 7

Definition: That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.

Example: the first running of a still

8. running (prep) — sense 8

Definition: Approaching; about; roughly.