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I remember my first run-in with cops. It took me really getting to hang, well after that, with cops who were cool, and realizing, 'Okay, there are some bad ones.' I ran into some bad ones in Columbus, Ohio, but they're not all bad.
Woody Harrelson

Meaning of "run-in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUN-IN

run-in  [ˈrʌnɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUN-IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Run-In is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RUN-IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of run-in in the English dictionary

The definition of run-in in the dictionary is an argument or quarrel with sb. Other definition of run-in is the period of time or series of matches leading up to a sporting event.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUN-IN


adenine
ˈædənɪn
agglutinin
əˈɡluːtɪnɪn
artemisinin
ˌɑːtɪˈmɪzɪnɪn
bradykinin
ˌbrædɪˈkaɪnɪn
cholecystokinin
ˌkɒlɪˌsɪstəˈkaɪnɪn
conin
ˈkəʊnɪn
Cronin
ˈkrəʊnɪn
Esenin
jɛˈsɛnɪn
feminine
ˈfɛmɪnɪn
hemagglutinin
ˌhiːməˈɡluːtɪnɪn
hennin
ˈhɛnɪn
Lenin
ˈlɛnɪn
lignin
ˈlɪɡnɪn
linen
ˈlɪnɪn
melanin
ˈmɛlənɪn
melatonin
ˌmɛləˈtəʊnɪn
renin
ˈriːnɪn
ronin
ˈrəʊnɪn
serotonin
ˌsɛrəˈtəʊnɪn
tannin
ˈtænɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUN-IN

run the show
run through
run time
run to
run to earth
run up
run wild
run with
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
run-down
run-of-paper
run-of-the-mill
run-off
run-on
run-resist
run-through
run-up
runabout
runabout ticket
runagate

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUN-IN

all-in
built-in
check-in
drive-in
fill-in
in-and-in
lead-in
live-in
lived-in
look-in
love-in
plug-in
sit-in
stand-in
step-in
throw-in
trade-in
walk-in
weigh-in
work-in

Synonyms and antonyms of run-in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «run-in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUN-IN

Find out the translation of run-in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of run-in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «run-in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

运行在
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de gestión en
570 millions of speakers

English

run-in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रन में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشغيل في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обкатку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

run-in
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুস্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

run-in
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Run-in
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Run-in-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ランイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실행 된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbukak-in
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạy trong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रन-इन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çalıştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

run- in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

run-in
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обкатку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

run- in
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στρωθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hardloop - in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

run- in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innkjørt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of run-in

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN-IN»

The term «run-in» is very widely used and occupies the 15.973 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN-IN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «run-in» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «run-in» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about run-in

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QUOTES WITH «RUN-IN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word run-in.
1
Woody Harrelson
I remember my first run-in with cops. It took me really getting to hang, well after that, with cops who were cool, and realizing, 'Okay, there are some bad ones.' I ran into some bad ones in Columbus, Ohio, but they're not all bad.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUN-IN»

Discover the use of run-in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to run-in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On the Run in Siberia
Recounts the Danish anthropologist's year living in exile in Siberia among Yukaghir hunters after fleeing from the police, who were set to arrest him because of his efforts to organize a fair-trade fur cooperative with the hunters.
Rane Willerslev, 2012
2
Run in the Fam'ly
I was very moved by this ambitious novel, a marvelous debut." -Bharati Mukherjee, author of The Middleman, winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award "John J. McLaughlin writes with great heart, humanity, and fierce compassion.
John J. McLaughlin, 2008
3
Leap Into Darkness: Seven Years on the Run in Wartime Europe
The author recounts his experiences in Austria and France during the Holocaust
Leo Bretholz, Michael Olesker, 1999
4
Run, Boy, Run
Based on a true story, Srulik, an eight-year-old boy, escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survive throughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside. An ALA Notable Book for Children. Reprint.
Uri Orlev, 2007
5
Validity and Reliability Analysis of Cooper's 12-minute Run ...
Field tests are often the most practical method to assess aerobic fitness, but demonstrate greater error variability than laboratory tests.
Jason T. Penry, 2008
6
Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based ...
Seven-Week Schedule for Returning from injury Week monday Walk 10min, Run 5min, Walk5min, Run 5min Run in water or other training Run 15 min, Walk 2min, Run 15 min Run in water or other training Run 30 min Tempo run (15min ...
S. Brent Brotzman, Robert C. Manske, 2011
7
Tao: On the Road and on the Run in Outlaw China
As protests swirl in the cities and all foreign faces arouse suspicions, venturesome young Japanese student Aya Goda travels deep into the interior of China.
Aya Goda, 2008
8
GUIDE TO THE TURF; OR, POCKET RACING COMPANION FOR 1850; ...
HERTFORD.— A flat oval course, mile and 40 yds , with a straight run in or a quarter of a mile. HORW1CH.— Oval, about a mile, with n straight run in of rather more than a quarter oi a mile □lightly up hill to the finish. T.Y.C. a straight hilf mile.
W. RUFF, 1850
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Pro HTML5 and CSS3 Design Patterns
Solution CSS provides the rule display:run-in for this purpose, but only Opera, Safari, and Konquerer support it. You can implement a run-in by wrapping the run -in block and the destination block inside a container block. You can then assign  ...
Michael Bowers, Dionysios Synodinos, Victor Sumner, 2011
10
Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon
Pete Runnels of the Boston Red Sox hit one in the third inning of the second 1962 game, played on July 30 at Chicago's Wrigley Field, to score the first run in an eventualAmerican League victory, 9-4. On July 7, 1964, the National League ...
David Vincent, 2007

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUN-IN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term run-in is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nobel Laureate Steps Down From Nalanda After Government Run-In
“Yeo has just accepted the position with the assurance that he will have the independence that will be required for running the university,” Sen writes without ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 15»
2
Chris Brown Confronts Ex Karrueche Tran During Intense Run-In
What could have been a fun girls' night out turned into nothing but drama for Chris Brown's ex Karrueche Tran. The model-actress showed up at Playhouse ... «E! Online, Jun 15»
3
Baton Rouge Reporter Arrested After Run-In with Police
WBRZ reporter Brett Buffington was arrested after a run-in with officers at the scene of a burglary investigation Thursday morning. According to The Advocate, the ... «TVSpy, May 15»
4
Walmart run-in ends in aggravated assault charge
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following a run-in in a North Austin Walmart parking lot, Jasmin Blaylock, 22, is charged with the second-degree felony of aggravated ... «KXAN.com, Apr 15»
5
Return of injured players will boost Real Madrid for run-in
There has been an undercurrent to Carlo Ancelotti's press conferences of late. Not the weekly game-by-game mantra preached by Atletico Madrid manager ... «ESPN FC, Mar 15»
6
Premier League fixtures: which club has the hardest run-in?
Based on the average league position of their remaining opponents, West Ham have the easiest run-in to the end of the season, while West Bromwich have the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
7
Notable & Quotable: A Run-In on Harvard Yard
From the news article “Protest at Primal Scream Leads to Chaotic Exchange” by Harvard Crimson staff writers Meg P. Bernhard and Samuel E. Liu, Dec. 11:. «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»

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