noun
    
    [noncount] the activity or sport of running
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    the activity of managing or operating something - usually + of
    
    
    
    
    
    the activity of bringing drugs, guns, etc., to a place illegally and secretly
    
    
    
    in the running
    
    competing in a contest
    
    
    
    having a chance to win a contest
    
    
    
    out of the running
    
    not competing in a contest
    
    
    
    having no chance to win a contest
    
    
    
    adjective
    
    always used before a noun
    
    operating or flowing
    
    
    
    
    
    going on steadily or repeatedly for a long period of time
    
    
    
    
    
    made during the course of a process or activity
    
    
    
    
    
    done while running or immediately after running
    
    
    
    American football - used to describe play in which the ball is moved forward by running rather than by passing
    
    
    
    
    
    designed for use by runners
    
    
    
    
    
    adverb
    
    always used after a noun
    
    following or happening one after the other