Thesaurus:run

Thesaurus

run

English

Verb

Sense: to move quickly on the feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot

Synonyms

• gallop
• run

Hyponyms

• race
• speed    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sprint
• scamper
• scurry
•   —
• bolt
• flee    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• move    [⇒ thesaurus]
• move quickly    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:walk
• Thesaurus:way
• Thesaurus:gait
• Thesaurus:journey
• Thesaurus:quickly
• Thesaurus:rush
• Thesaurus:speedy

Further reading

• “run” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “run” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.