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run for something 1. to travel quickly by running to a place of safety. The picnickers ran for the shelter when the rain started to fall. Tom and Jane ran for the house as soon as they heard your call. 2. to try to be elected to a particular office. Who's going to run for president? I am running for mayor. See also: run How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"I think it's a great shame," said another small boy, "to have such a hard run for the last day. This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, 'but,' he said, 'I shall let my servant run for me. But she had not reckoned on the untiring energy of the Saw-Horse, whose wooden limbs could run for days without slacking their speed. |
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