A person who moves at a fast pace, especially an athlete, and can also refer to an entrant in a race or competition, a competitor in a poker tournament, someone who controls or manages a system, a person or vessel involved in smuggling, a player who runs for an injured batsman in cricket, a baserunner in baseball or softball, a person who takes instructions from the coach in australian rules football, someone sent on errands or with communications, a restaurant employee responsible for delivering food, an employee of a sports agent who recruits players, a person hired by a gambling establishment to find customers, a deserter or escapee, or an assistant in film.
(slang, usually in the phrase 'do a runner') A quick escape away from a scene.
(Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
A mechanical part that guides or aids movement, such as a strip for a sledge, the blade of an ice skate, the channel for a drawer, a mechanism for maintenance, the curved base of a rocking chair, a loop for a rein in saddlery, a channel in molding, the rotating-stone of a grinding-mill, the movable piece for umbrella ribs, or a tool for fastening lenses for polishing.
(slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
(slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
(botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
(climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
(nautical, sailing) A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
(video games) A speedrunner.
An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
A running gag