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# runner

noun (runner, runners)

«runner» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A runner is a person who runs, often in a race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#m1)
2. A runner is a thin blade or strip that something slides on, like a sledge or drawer runner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#m2)
3. A runner (UK runner bean) is a plant that spreads by long stems along the ground, like a strawberry runner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#m3)
4. Runners (Australia, NZ, some UK) are running shoes, trainers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#m4)
5. A runner can also be a messenger who carries news or messages quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths: people counted in a race; their distances, times and places; «each runner» is a rate; relay runners share the distance. In sport: marathon runners, cross-country runners. In science: strawberry plants make new plants on runners. In stories: a messenger runner carrying news.

### Examples

- There are 40 runners in the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x1)
- Each runner runs 5 km. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x2)
- The first runner finished in 18 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x3)
- 6 runners dropped out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x4)
- The fastest runner on the team is Maya. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x5)
- Four runners take turns in a relay race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x6)
- The strawberry plant sent out runners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x7)
- Put on your runners for PE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x8)
- The runners lined up at the start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x9)
- So the King's runners came for the fool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/#x10)

### Note

People counted; «each runner» is a rate. Places (first, second) are order, not amounts. Trap: runners who drop out are subtracted from those who finish. «Front-runner» means the one most likely to win.

## In Jewish tradition

Job says his days pass faster than a runner, and Proverbs says poverty will come swiftly like a runner.

**Interpretation.** Job's image is used to teach how short life is and why each day matters.

### Examples

- Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good. (Writings JOB.9.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/runner/#x1)
- So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man. (Writings PRO.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/runner/#x2)

### Note

People counted; «each runner» is a rate. Places (first, second) are order, not amounts. Trap: runners who drop out are subtracted from those who finish. «Front-runner» means the one most likely to win.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «runner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«runner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/runner.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «runner» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/runner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«runner» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/runner.html) on Mova free.