# runs

Pronunciation: say "RUNZ" /ɹʌnz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of run. — third-person singular simple present indicative of run
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of run. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _He runs a small bakery on the corner of Main Street._
   - _The old engine still runs smoothly after all these years._

## Noun

2. Plural of run. — plural of run
   - Simple: Plural of run. Use this form when you mean more than one run.
   - _The away team added three runs before the rain delay halted play._
   - _Her early-morning runs along the river keep her in shape._
3. An informal name for diarrhea, especially a bout of frequent, loose bowel movements. *(slang)*
   - Simple: An informal word for diarrhea, when your poop is watery and you need the bathroom often.
   - _By the second day in the village, the whole tour group had the runs._
   - _She blamed the questionable street food for giving her the runs all weekend._

## Origin

The word is usually said to allude to an affected person frequently running to reach a toilet, and it is sometimes said to refer instead to the runny (runny consistency) form of the stool.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/runs (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).