RUNNING Synonyms

• lively and spirited

• marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

• the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

• changing location rapidly

• moving with great haste

• running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise

• the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

• of a path e.g.

• (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

• walking with slow regular strides

• the sport of engaging in contests of speed

• moving with great haste

• walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

• the act of mixing cards haphazardly

• characterized by a buoyant rhythm

• moving easily and quickly; nimble

• the act of traveling by foot

• close enough to be walked to

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

• walk leisurely

• a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

• a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

• a sudden quick movement

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move with sudden speed

• a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

• ride at a galloping pace

• go at galloping speed

• cause to move at full gallop

• act at high speed

• move hurridly

• speed up the progress of; facilitate

• cause to occur rapidly

• a slow pace of running

• a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

• run easily

• a careless leisurely gait

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

• walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

• rushing about hastily in an undignified way

• to move about or proceed hurriedly

• work doggedly or persistently

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat