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   run-in

   /ˈrʌnɪn/

   noun

   • 1. the approach to an action or event: British "the final run-in to the World Cup"
   • ▪ the home stretch of a racecourse: "the horse galloped on strongly up the run-in"
   • ▪ a period during which an engine or other device is run in: "each system did run-in for at least 30 days"
   • 2. a disagreement or fight, especially with someone in an official position: informal "a run-in with armed police in Rio"
   • ▪ a collision: "a run-in with a parking meter"

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   What does run-in mean?

   • Define run-in. run-in synonyms, run-in pronunciation, run-in translation, English dictionary definition of run-in. n. 1. A quarrel or argument. 2. Printing Matter that is added to a text. adj. Printing Having been added to or inserted into a text: run-in copy.

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   What does it mean to run someone in?

   • To run someone in means to arrest them or to take them to the police. Kenworthy had run him in on a petty charge. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers A run-in is an argument or quarrel with someone.

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   What is the meaning of run-ins?

   • Run-ins is a term that can refer to a quarrel or argument. In the context of printing, it can also mean printing matter that is added to a text. (Definition and synonyms for run-ins)

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   What does 'run on' mean?

   • Princeton's WordNet: 1. 'Run on' means 'to talk or narrate at length' or 'to continue uninterrupted'. 2. In verse, 'run on' means 'without a rhetorical pause between lines'. 3. 'Run on' can also mean 'keep going'.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUN SOMETHING IN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   informal uk / ˈrʌn.ɪn / us / ˈrʌn.ɪn / If you have a run-in with someone, you have a serious argument with them or you get into trouble with them: I had a run-in with the boss /the law /the police yesterday. Synonyms. quarrel.

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     RUN SOMETHING IN meaning: 1. If you run in a vehicle, you...

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of run-in, a word that can refer to a part of a race, a quarrel, or an addition in text. See synonyms, examples, and word history of run-in.

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   Definition of 'run in' run in. phrasal verb. To run someone in means to arrest them or to take them to the police. [informal] Kenworthy had run him in on a petty charge. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun] More Synonyms of run in. See full dictionary entry for run. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   A run-in is a confrontation or an argument. Peaceful protests go more smoothly when protestors avoid run-ins with the police. If you get in a fight with your brother about how he never loads the dishwasher, you can call that a run-in .

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   noun [ C ] informal uk / ˈrʌnɪn / us. Add to word list. an argument: to have a run-in with someone. (Definition of run-in from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of run-in. in more languages. Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! Translator tool. Browse. run through sth. run up against sth.

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   Define run-in. run-in synonyms, run-in pronunciation, run-in translation, English dictionary definition of run-in. n. 1. A quarrel or argument. 2. Printing Matter that is added to a text. adj. Printing Having been added to or inserted into a text: run-in copy.

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   noun. informal. an argument or quarrel. he had a run-in with the boss yesterday. an approach to the end of an event, etc. the run-in to the championship. printing matter inserted in an existing paragraph.