- running sore
- ,running `sore noun count1. ) a painful infected part of your body that has PUS coming out of it2. ) a problem that is difficult to deal with and likely to become worse
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running sore — noun 1. One which discharges pus 2. A continual irritation, a long standing problem • • • Main Entry: ↑run * * * ˌrunning ˈsore f14 [running sore] noun a s … Useful english dictionary
running sore — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms running sore : singular running sore plural running sores 1) a painful infected part of your body that has pus coming out of it 2) a problem that is difficult to deal with and likely to become worse … English dictionary
running — [run′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person or thing that runs (in various senses); racing, managing, proceeding, etc. 2. the condition of a track with reference to its use in a race 3. a) that which runs, or flows b) the amount or quantity that runs adj … English World dictionary
Running — Run ning, a. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Successive; one following the other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Running block — Running Run ning, a. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Successive; one following the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Running board — Running Run ning, a. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Successive; one following the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
running — run|ning1 [ˈrʌnıŋ] n [U] 1.) the activity or sport of running →↑jogging ▪ Did you go running this morning? ▪ New facilities include a pool and a running track. ▪ running shoes 2.) the running of sth the process of managing or organizing a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
running — 1 noun (U) 1 the act or sport of running: running shoes/track etc: New facilities including a pool and a running track. 2 the running of the way in which a business, home, organization etc is managed or organized: Brian took over the running of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
running — n. & adj. n. 1 the action of runners in a race etc. 2 the way a race etc. proceeds. adj. 1 continuing on an essentially continuous basis though changing in detail (a running battle). 2 consecutive; one after another (three days running). 3 done… … Useful english dictionary
sore — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ festering (often figurative), oozing, open, running (esp. BrE, often figurative) ▪ This issue is a festering sore between the two countries. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
