RUNNING

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Run″ning (?), a. 1. 1. Moving or advancing by running. Specifically, of a horse; (a) Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer. (b) trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse. Law.
2. 2. 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.
3. 3. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
4. 4. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation. “A running conquest.” Milton.
What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature? Hare. 5. 5. (Bot.) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
6. 6. (Med.) Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
Running block (Mech.), a block in an arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is raised or lowered. — Running board, a narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive. — Running bowsprit (Naut.) Same as Reefing bowsprit. — Running days (Com.), the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under a charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the working days. Simmonds. — Running fire, a constant fire of musketry or cannon. — Running gear, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working parts of a locomotive or other machine, in distinction from the framework. — Running hand, a style of rapid writing in which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting the pen; — distinguished from round hand. — Running part (Naut.), that part of a rope that is hauled upon, — in distinction from the standing part. — Running rigging (Naut.), that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; — in distinction from standing rigging. — Running title (Print.), the title of a book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper margin.