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Ruler (rṳlẽr), n. 1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
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And he made him ruler over all the land. Gen. xli. 43.
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A prince and ruler of the land. Shak.
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2. A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. , n., 7 (a).
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Coloq. Parallel ruler . See under .
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Ruling, a. 1. Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.
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2. Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.
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Syn. -- Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; guiding; governing; prevailing; prevalent.
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Ruling, n. 1. The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
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2. (Law) A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
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Rulingly, adv. In a ruling manner; so as to rule.
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Rullichies (rŭllĭchĭz), n. pl. [Cf. D. rolletje a little roll.] Chopped meat stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in slices and fried. [Local, New York]
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Ruly (?), a. [From .] Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to unruly. [Obs.] Gascoigne.
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Rum (?), n. [probably shortened from Prov. E. rumbullion a great tumult, formerly applied in the island of Barbadoes to an intoxicating liquor.] A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor.
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Coloq. Rum bud , a grog blossom. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. Rum shrub , a drink composed of rum, water, sugar, and lime juice or lemon juice, with some flavoring extract.
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Rum, a. [Formerly rome, a slang word for good; possibly of Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy rom a husband, a gypsy.] Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow. [Slang] Dickens.
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Rum, n. A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson. [Slang, Obs.] Swift.
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Rumble (?), v. i. [OE. romblen, akin to D. rommelen, G. rumpeln, Dan. rumle; cf. Icel. rymja to roar.] 1. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.
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In the mean while the skies 'gan rumble sore. Surrey.
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The people cried and rombled up and down. Chaucer.
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2. To murmur; to ripple.
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To rumble gently down with murmur soft. Spenser.
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Rumble, n. 1. A noisy report; rumor. [Obs.]
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Delighting ever in rumble that is new. Chaucer.
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2. A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise; as, the rumble of a railroad train.
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Clamor and rumble, and ringing and clatter. Tennyson.
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Merged in the rumble of awakening day. H. James.
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3. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
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Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the rumble behind. Dickens.
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4. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
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Rumble, v. t. To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See , n., 4.
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Rumbler (?), n. One who, or that which, rumbles.
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Rumbling (?), a. & n. from , v. i.
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Rumblingly, adv. In a rumbling manner.
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Rumbo (?), n. Grog. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
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Rumbowline (?), n. (Naut.) Same as .
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Rumen (?), n. [L. rumen, - inis, the throat.] 1. (Anat.) The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below.
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2. The cud of a ruminant.
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Rumicin (?), n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and identical with chrysophanic acid.
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Ruminal (?), a. [L. ruminalis.] (Zoöl.) Ruminant; ruminating. [R.]
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Ruminant (?), a. [L. ruminans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F. ruminant. See .] (Zoöl.) Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.
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Ruminant, n. (Zoöl.) A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.
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Ruminantia (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of Artiodactyla having four stomachs. This division includes the camels, deer, antelopes, goats, sheep, neat cattle, and allies.
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☞ The vegetable food, after the first mastication, enters the first stomach (r). It afterwards passes into the second (n), where it is moistened, and formed into pellets which the animal has the power of bringing back to the mouth to be chewed again, after which it is swallowed into the third stomach (m), whence it passes to the fourth (s), where it is finally digested.
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Ruminantly (?), adv. In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud.
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Ruminate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ruminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ruminating.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. �, AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. “Cattle free to ruminate.” Wordsworth.
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2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect. Cowper.
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Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that ruminates on the felicity of heaven? I. Taylor.
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Ruminate (?), v. t. 1. To chew over again.
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2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
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Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. Dryden.
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What I know
Is ruminated, plotted, and set down. Shak.
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{ Ruminate (?), Ruminated (?) }, a. (Bot.) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
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Rumination (?), n. [L. ruminatio: cf. F. rumination.] 1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.
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Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew it. Arbuthnot.
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2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
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Retiring full of rumination sad. Thomson.
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3. (Physiol.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.
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Ruminative (?), a. Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.
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Ruminator (?), n. [L.] One who ruminates or muses; a meditator.
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Rumkin (?), n. [Cf. , and see .] A popular or jocular name for a drinking vessel. [Obs.]
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Rummage (?; 48), n. [For roomage, fr. room; hence originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See .] 1. (Naut.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage. [Obs.]
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2. A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over.
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He has made such a general rummage and reform in the office of matrimony. Walpole.
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Coloq. Rummage sale , a clearance sale of unclaimed goods in a public store, or of odds and ends which have accumulated in a shop. Simmonds.
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Rummage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rummaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rummaging (?).] 1. (Naut.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage. [Obs.]
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They might bring away a great deal more than they do, if they would take pain in the romaging. Hakluyt.
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2. To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf.
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He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so rummageth all his closets and trunks. Howell.
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What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! M. Arnold.
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Rummage, v. i. To search a place narrowly.
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I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck Lane. Swift.
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[His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . .
. . . rummaged like a rat. Tennyson.
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Rummager (?), n. 1. One who rummages.
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2. (Naut.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager. [Obs.]
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The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a romager, to range and bestow all merchandise. Hakluyt.
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Rummer (�), n. [D. roemer, romer, akin to G. römer, Sw. remmare; perhaps properly, Roman.] A large and tall glass, or drinking cup. [Obs.] J. Philips.
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Rummy (?), a. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.
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Rummy, n.; pl. Rummies (�). One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low]
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Rummy, a. [See , a.] Strange; odd. [Slang]
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Rumney (?), n. A sort of Spanish wine. [Obs.]
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Rumor (?), n. [F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare, rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.] [Written also rumour.] 1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
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This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. Luke vii. 17.
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Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. Shak.
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2. A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified.
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Rumor next, and Chance,
And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. Milton.
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3. A prolonged, indistinct noise. [Obs.] Shak.
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Rumor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rumored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rumoring.] To report by rumor; to tell.
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'T was rumored
My father 'scaped from out the citadel. Dryden.
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Rumorer (?), n. A teller of news; especially, one who spreads false reports. Shak.
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Rumorous (?), a. [Cf. OF. rumoreux, It. rumoroso, romoroso.] 1. Of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of rumors. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
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2. Famous; notorious. [Obs.] Bale.
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3. Murmuring. [Obs. or Poetic] Drayton.
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Rump (?), n. [OE. rumpe; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG. rump, G. rumpf, Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr, Sw. rumpa rump, tail.] 1. The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.
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2. Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of .
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3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.
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Coloq. Rump Parliament , or Coloq. The Rump (Eng. Hist.), the remnant of the Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in 1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved by Cromwell in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions, ending finally in 1659.
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The Rump abolished the House of Lords, the army abolished the Rump, and by this army of saints Cromwell governed. Swift.
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-- Coloq. Rump steak , a beefsteak from the rump. Goldsmith.
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Rumper (?), n. A member or a supporter of the Rump Parliament. I. Disraeli.
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Rump-fed (?), a. A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps “fattened in the rump, pampered.” “The rump-fed ronyon.”
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Rumple (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rumpled p. pr. & vb. n. Rumpling (�).] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. rümpfen to wrinkle, MHG. rümphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. ramfos the crooked beak of birds of prey, � to roam.] To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.
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They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. Burke.
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Rumple, n. A fold or plait; a wrinkle. Dryden.
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Rumpled (?), a. Wrinkled; crumpled. Pope.
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Rumpless (?), a. Destitute of a rump.
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Rumply (?), a. Rumpled. Carlyle.
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Rumpus (?), n. A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. [Colloq.]
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Rumseller (?), n. One who sells rum; one who deals in intoxicating liquors; especially, one who sells spirituous beverages at retail.
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Run (?), v. i. [imp. Ran (?) or Run; p. p. Run; p. pr. & vb. n. Running.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D. runnen, rennen, OS. & OHG. rinnan, G. rinnen, rennen, Icel. renna, rinna, Sw. rinna, ränna, Dan. rinde, rende, Goth. rinnan, and perh. to L. oriri to rise, Gr. � to stir up, rouse, Skr. � (cf. ), or perh. to L. rivus brook (cf. ). √11. Cf. , a., .] 1. To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog. Specifically: --
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2. Of voluntary or personal action: (a) To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.
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“Ha, ha, the fox!” and after him they ran. Chaucer.
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(b) To flee, as from fear or danger.
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As from a bear a man would run for life. Shak.
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(c) To steal off; to depart secretly.
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(d) To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.
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Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 1 Cor. ix. 24.
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(e) To pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; -- often with in or into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt.
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Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my heart with grief and run distracted? Addison.
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(f) To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle. (g) To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation; as, to run from one subject to another.
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Virgil, in his first Georgic, has run into a set of precepts foreign to his subject. Addison.
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(h) To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; -- with on. (i) To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with on. (j) To creep, as serpents.
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3. Of involuntary motion: (a) To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold. (b) To proceed along a surface; to extend; to spread.
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The fire ran along upon the ground. Ex. ix. 23.
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(c) To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.
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As wax dissolves, as ice begins to run. Addison.
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Sussex iron ores run freely in the fire. Woodward.
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(d) To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round. (e) To travel; to make progress; to be moved by mechanical means; to go; as, the steamboat runs regularly to Albany; the train runs to Chicago. (f) To extend; to reach; as, the road runs from Philadelphia to New York; the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.
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She saw with joy the line immortal run,
Each sire impressed, and glaring in his son. Pope.
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(g) To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station. (h) To make progress; to proceed; to pass.
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As fast as our time runs, we should be very glad in most part of our lives that it ran much faster. Addison.
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(i) To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.
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When we desire anything, our minds run wholly on the good circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones. Swift.
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(j) To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west.
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Where the generally allowed practice runs counter to it. Locke.
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Little is the wisdom, where the flight
So runs against all reason. Shak.
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(k) To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
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The king's ordinary style runneth, “Our sovereign lord the king.” Bp. Sanderson.
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(l) To be popularly known; to be generally received.
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Men gave them their own names, by which they run a great while in Rome. Sir W. Temple.
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Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himself. Knolles.
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