Definition of running

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Run
• a. - Moving or advancing by running.
• a. - Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
• a. - trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
• a. - 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.
• a. - Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
• a. - Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
• a. - Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
• a. - Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
• n. - The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
• n. - 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.
• n. - The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.