running

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of administering or being in charge of something

   They have responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time.

2. 2
   noun

   the state of being in operation

   the engine is running smoothly

3. 3
   adj

   Present, current.

   running month

4. 4
   adj

   Flowing; easy; cursive.

   running handwriting

5. 5
   adj

   Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.

   a running commentary, a running explanation, my running theory

6. 6
   adj

   Having a continuous design or pattern.

   running bond; running ornament

7. 7
   adj

   Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).

   He won the title for three running years.

8. 8
   adj

   Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.

   a running vine

Etymology

By surface analysis, run + -ing.