running

Adjective

• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
  • in running (or working) order
    
  • a functional set of brakes
    

• measured lengthwise
  • cost of lumber per running foot
    

• executed or initiated by running
  • running plays worked better than pass plays
    
  • took a running jump
    
  • a running start
    

• of advancing the ball by running
  • the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays
    

• continually repeated over a period of time
  • a running joke among us
    

• (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
  • as mountain stream with freely running water
    
  • hovels without running water
    

Noun

• the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

• the act of administering or being in charge of something
  • he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time
    

• the state of being in operation
  • the engine is running smoothly
    

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
  • he broke into a run
    
  • his daily run keeps him fit
    

• (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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  running(a) , operative , functional , working(a) , linear , track , run , running play , running game
• Antonyms: 
  standing(a) , passing(a) , pass(a)