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run
v. trans.
Run (a wall in any direction): P. ἄγειν (Thuc. 6.99), ἐξάγειν (Dem. 1278, Thuc. 1.93). προάγειν (Dem. 1279).
(He said) that the shaft ran right through the eighth whorl: τὴν ἡλακάτην διὰ μέσου τοῦ ὀγδόου (σφονδύλου) διαμπερὲς ἐληλάσθαι (Plat. Rep. 616e).
Run a risk: V. τρέχειν ἀ̆γῶνα; see under risk.
Run (a candidate), put forward: use P. προτάσσειν.
Run a race: use race, v.
Enter for a competition: see enter.
V. intrans. P. and V. τρέχειν, θεῖν (Eur. Ion, 1217, but rare V.).
Hasten: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἐπείγεσθαι, ἵ̄εσθαι (rare P.), ἀ̆μιλλᾶσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι; see hasten.
Of a ship: P. πλεῖν, V. τρέχειν.
Run before a fair breeze: V. ἐξ οὐρίων τρέχειν (Soph. Aj. 1083).
As the story runs: V. ὡς ἔχει λόγος, or P. ὡς ὁ λόγος ἐστί.
Flow, drip: P. and V. ῥεῖν ; see drip.
Run about, v. trans.: Ar. and P. περιτρέχειν (acc. or absol.), περῐθεῖν (see. or absol.), διατρέχειν (absol.), P. διαθεῖν (absol.).
Run after, pursue: P. and V. διώκειν, P. ἐπιδιώκειν, καταδιώκειν ; see pursue.
Run along: P. παραθεῖν (absol.).
Run away: P. and V. ἐκδιδράσκειν (Eur. Heracl. 14), Ar. and P. ἀ̆ποδιδράσκειν, ἀ̆ποτρέχειν (Xen.).
Desert: Ar. and P. αὐτομολεῖν, P. ἀπαυτομολεῖν.
Fly: P. and V. φεύγειν.
Let one’s anger run away with one: use P. and V. ὀργῇ ἐκφέρεσθαι.
Run away from: see avoid.
Run before (in advance): P. προθεῖν (absol.), προτρέχειν (gen. or absol.).
Run down (a ship), v. trans.: Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰδύ̄ειν.
Collide with: P. προσπίπτειν (dat.); see collide.
Met., slander: P. and V. διᾰβάλλειν, P. διασύρειν.
V. intrans. P. καταθεῖν, Ar. and P. κᾰτατρέχειν.
Run forward: P. προτρέχειν.
Run in, into, v. intrans.: Ar. and P. εἰστρέχειν (εἰς, acc.); see dash into.
Run off: see run away.
Flow off: P. and V. ἀ̆πορρεῖν.
Run out: Ar. and P. ἐκτρέχειν, ἐκθεῖν (Xen.); see rush out.
Run over, knock down, v. trans.: P. and V. κᾰτᾰβάλλειν.
Overrun: P. κατατρέχειν, καταθεῖν.
Met., describe: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι, Ar. and P. διεξέρχεσθαι.
Run quickly over: P. ἐπιτρέχειν.
Run riot, go to excess, v. intrans.: P. and V. ὑ̆περβάλλειν, ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι, V. ἐκτρέχειν.
Wanton: P. and V. ὑβρίζειν.
Run round, v. trans.: Ar. and P. περιτρέχειν (acc. or absol.), περῐθεῖν (acc. or absol.).
Of inanimate things as a wall: P. περιθεῖν.
Run through, v. trans.: Ar. and P. διατρέχειν (acc.) (Thuc. 4.79).
Pierce: see pierce.
Met., run through an argument, etc.: P. διατρέχειν (acc.); see run over.
Spend: P. and V. ἀ̆νᾱλίσκειν, ἀ̆νᾱλοῦν.
Squander: P. and V. ἐκχεῖν (Plat.), V. ἀντλεῖν, διασπείρειν,
Run up: Ar. and P. προστρέχειν, P. προσθεῖν.
Run with, drip with: P. and V. ῥεῖν (dat.), V. στάζειν (dat.), κᾰταστάζειν (dat.), κᾰταρρεῖν (dat.); see drip.
Abound with: see abound.
run
subs.
P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ, V. δρά̆μημα, τό, τρόχος, ὁ.
At a run: P. and V. δρόμῳ, or use Ar. and V. adj., δρομαῖος.
Voyage: P. and V. πλοῦς, ὁ.
In the long run: P. and V. τέλος, διὰ χρόνον ; see at last, under last.
The common run of people: P. and V. τό πλῆθος, οἱ πολλοί.

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