run into
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～ be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
run
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～ run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
run into
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～ hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
run
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～ continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
run
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～ run with the ball; in such sports as football
run out
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～ become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"
run
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～ progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
run dry
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～ become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer"
run
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～ occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family"
run
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～ move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"
run off
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～ force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
run
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～ deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
run
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～ change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"
run down
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～ move downward; "The water ran down"
run
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～ stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
run into
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～ collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
run
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～ direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
run
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～ extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours"