·adj Moving or advancing by running.
II. Running ·adj Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
III. Running ·noun The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
IV. Running ·adj Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
V. Running ·adj Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
VI. Running ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Run.
VII. Running ·adj trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
VIII. Running ·noun The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
IX. Running ·adj Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
X. Running ·adj Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
XI. Running ·noun That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
XII. Running ·adj Successive; one following the other without break or intervention;
— said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.