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runner
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[ˈrʌnə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person that runs, especially in a specified way
(e.g: Mary was a fast runner)
- a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area
(e.g: a gun-runner)
- a rod, groove, or blade on which something slides
- a shoot, typically leafless, which grows from the base of a plant along the surface of the ground and can take root at points along its length
(e.g: it's not always easy to find strawberry runners with good strong roots)
- a long, narrow rug or strip of carpet, especially for a hall or stairway
(e.g: a faded runner held in place with brass stair rods)
- a revolving millstone
- a police officer
- a fast-swimming fish of the jack family, occurring in tropical seas
Phrases:
- do a runner
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