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English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�n�(r)|-�n�(r)

Etymology
-er|run

Noun
en-noun

1. somebody who runs
2. slang A quick escape away from a scene

#:He did a runner after robbing the drugstore

1. a type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, cf trainer; a sneaker
2. a part of an apparatus that moves quickly

#: After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.

1. a mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface.
2. a strip of fabric used to decorate a table

#: The red runner makes the table so festive.

1. a protective carpet cover for a high traffic area

#: How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall.

1. (scuffleball) a forward playing position
2. cricket a player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat
3. baseball A player who runs the bases
4. aussie-rules A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.

#: The runner was out at second.

1. slang A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
2. botany a long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets.

Translations
trans-top|somebody who runs
Finnish: juoksija
French: courreur
German: Läufer
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Italian: podista m, corridore m
Swedish: löpare
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trans-top|A quick escape away from a scene
Finnish: livistys
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trans-top|part of unevenly burning cigarette
Swedish: snedfitta|sne(d)fitta
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trans-top|a mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface
Finnish: liukukisko
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trans-top|a strip of fabric used to decorate a table
Finnish: pöytäliina
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trans-top|a protective carpet cover for a high traffic area
Finnish: matto
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trans-top|botany
Finnish: rönsy
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Swedish: utlöpare
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ttbc|Hungarian: :hu:futó|futó

Derived terms
forerunner
front runner
runner bean

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• 2007-10-06 03:28 - Interwicket - iwiki +te

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