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Run is a versatile English word that functions as both a verb and a noun, with additional specialized meanings in sports, manufacturing, geography, and computing. The term traces to Old English rinnan, meaning to flow or move swiftly.

As a verb, run commonly means to move rapidly on foot. It can also denote causing something

As a noun, a run is the act or distance of running and a period of operation,

Other uses include the phrase bank run, referring to a sudden surge of withdrawals from a financial

to
operate,
as
when
a
machine,
program,
or
business
runs.
The
verb
covers
the
continuation
of
a
process,
such
as
running
a
faucet,
running
a
route,
or
running
a
course.
It
can
also
express
competing
in
an
election,
for
example,
running
for
office.
such
as
a
production
run.
In
sports,
a
run
is
a
scored
point
in
baseball
or
cricket.
A
run
can
describe
a
ladder
or
tear
in
hosiery.
It
also
denotes
a
small
stream
in
parts
of
North
America
and
a
sequence
or
streak,
such
as
a
run
of
good
luck.
In
computing,
a
program
run
is
an
execution,
and
runtime
refers
to
the
time
taken
to
run.
institution,
and
run
as
a
generic
term
for
a
continuous
stretch
of
items
or
events
in
various
domains.
The
word’s
broad
applicability
reflects
its
core
sense
of
movement,
duration,
and
sequence.