Run"ning (?), a. 1.
Moving or advancing by running. Specifically, of a horse;
(a) Having a running gait; not a trotter or
pacer. (b) trained and kept for running
races; as, a running horse. Law.
2. Successive; one following the other without
break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two
days running; to sow land two years running.
3. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a
running hand.
4. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as,
he stated the facts with a running explanation. "A
running conquest." Milton.
What are art and science if not a running
commentary on Nature?
Hare.
5. (Bot.) Extending by a slender
climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
6. (Med.) Discharging pus; as, a
running sore.
Running block (Mech.), a block in an
arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is
raised or lowered. -- Running board, a
narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive. --
Running bowsprit (Naut.) Same as
Reefing bowsprit. -- Running days
(Com.), the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under a
charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the working
days. Simmonds. -- Running fire, a
constant fire of musketry or cannon. -- Running
gear, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their
attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working parts of a
locomotive or other machine, in distinction from the framework. -
- Running hand, a style of rapid writing in
which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without
lifting the pen; -- distinguished from round hand. --
Running part (Naut.), that part of a rope
that is hauled upon, -- in distinction from the standing
part. -- Running rigging (Naut.),
that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through
blocks, etc.; -- in distinction from standing rigging. --
Running title (Print.), the title of a
book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper
margin.
Run"ning, n. The act of one who, or
of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
2. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a
liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation;
as, the first running of a still.
3. The discharge from an ulcer or other
sore.
At long running, in the long run. [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
Run"ning (?), a. 1.
Moving or advancing by running. Specifically, of a horse;
(a) Having a running gait; not a trotter or
pacer. (b) trained and kept for running
races; as, a running horse. Law.
2. Successive; one following the other without
break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two
days running; to sow land two years running.
3. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a
running hand.
4. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as,
he stated the facts with a running explanation. "A
running conquest." Milton.
What are art and science if not a running
commentary on Nature?
Hare.
5. (Bot.) Extending by a slender
climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
6. (Med.) Discharging pus; as, a
running sore.
Running block (Mech.), a block in an
arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is
raised or lowered. -- Running board, a
narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive. --
Running bowsprit (Naut.) Same as
Reefing bowsprit. -- Running days
(Com.), the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under a
charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the working
days. Simmonds. -- Running fire, a
constant fire of musketry or cannon. -- Running
gear, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their
attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working parts of a
locomotive or other machine, in distinction from the framework. -
- Running hand, a style of rapid writing in
which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without
lifting the pen; -- distinguished from round hand. --
Running part (Naut.), that part of a rope
that is hauled upon, -- in distinction from the standing
part. -- Running rigging (Naut.),
that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through
blocks, etc.; -- in distinction from standing rigging. --
Running title (Print.), the title of a
book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper
margin.
Run"ning, n. The act of one who, or
of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
2. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a
liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation;
as, the first running of a still.
3. The discharge from an ulcer or other
sore.
At long running, in the long run. [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
