running
/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/
The action of the verb to run; The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason; That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation
- plural
- runnings
Meanings
- 1
The action of the verb to run
He left the motor running.
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Tom left the motor running.
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- 2
The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason
- 3
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation
- 4
The discharge from an ulcer or other sorerare
- 5
The act of running errandsrare
- 6
The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic valuerare