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" I was the runt of my class. So I got away with the whole 'Oh, he's so cute' thing. I was in upper division math courses, so I would have junior and senior girls in my class, and they'd just sit behind me and play with my hair. I didn't mind that so much."
Justin Lee

Meaning of "runt" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RUNT

Origin unknown.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RUNT

rʌnt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUNT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Runt 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 RUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Runt

In a group of animals, a runt is a member which is smaller or weaker than the others. Due to its small size, a runt in a litter faces obvious disadvantages, including difficulties with competing with its siblings for survival and possible rejection from its mother. Also in a domestic dog litter, most puppies would have to make room for the runt to get milk from the mother. Therefore, in the wild, a runt is less likely to survive infancy. Even among domestic animals, runts often face rejection. They may be placed under the direct care of an experienced animal breeder, although the animal's size and weakness coupled with the lack of natural parental care make this difficult. Some tamed animals are the result of reared runts.

Definition of runt in the English dictionary

The first definition of runt in the dictionary is the smallest and weakest young animal in a litter, esp the smallest piglet in a litter. Other definition of runt is an undersized or inferior person. Runt is also a large pigeon, originally bred for eating.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUNT

beachfront · blunt · brunt · bunt · confront · cunt · forefront · front · grunt · hunt · lakefront · manhunt · oceanfront · punt · riverfront · storefront · stunt · upfront · waterfront · wavefront

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUNT

running tally · running time · running title · running total · running track · runningly · runnion · runny · Runnymede · runout · runover · runproof · runrig · runs · runted · runtiness · runtish · runtishly · runty · runway

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUNT

account · amount · at a discount · aunt · bank account · count · current account · discount · flaunt · haunt · mount · munt · no-account · on account · paramount · savings account · surmount · taunt · to account · treasure hunt

Synonyms and antonyms of runt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «runt» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF RUNT

Find out the translation of runt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of runt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «runt» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

侏儒
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

runt
570 millions of speakers
en

English

runt
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

छोटा सा व्यक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قزم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

коротышка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

runt
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ছোটজাতির বলদ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

avorton
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Runtuh
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Wicht
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ちび
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

런트
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Runtuh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại heo con nhỏ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வளர்ச்சி குன்றியவர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रुट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

bücür
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

nano
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

karzeł
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

коротун
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

runt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

runt
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kriel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

runt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

runt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of runt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUNT»

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «RUNT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word runt.
1
Rose Byrne
I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.
2
Don Johnson
I was a little, skinny, runt kid, and I decided that bowling was what I was going to do in life.
3
Justin Lee
I was the runt of my class. So I got away with the whole 'Oh, he's so cute' thing. I was in upper division math courses, so I would have junior and senior girls in my class, and they'd just sit behind me and play with my hair. I didn't mind that so much.
4
Nick Moran
As my mum still candidly says, I was the runt of the litter.
5
Tom Peters
'In Search of Excellence' was an afterthought, the runt of the McKinsey consulting litter, a hip-pocket project that was never supposed to amount to much.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUNT»

Discover the use of runt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to runt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Runt
In this beautifully written story set in the north woods of Minnesota, four healthy wolf pups—Leader, Sniffer, Runner, and Thinker—are born one spring.
Marion Dane Bauer, 2002
2
Runt
Runt, the smallest wolf pup, desperately trying to please his father, the leader of the wolf pack, stumbles into the forbidden human territory and learns a valuable lesson in self-worth, in a powerful novel of courage. Reprint.
Marion Dane Bauer, 2004
3
Runt: Story of a Boy
Although he tries to make a home with his older sister and her boyfriend after his mother's death, twelve-year-old Runt feels like an outsider until a young cancer patient and his family show him how life can become more meaningful.
V. M. Caldwell, 2006
4
Runt
Told through the boy's internal monologue of beauty and damage, Runt is a powerful, disturbing and moving novel that reinvigorates the language of fiction and illuminates domestic tragedy with a penetrating epic light.
Niall Griffiths, 2010
5
Runt Takes the Cake, Murder Island
Two teachers have already died, and Runt thinks there's a connection. A campout, the appearance of a former neighbor, and a dead body are linked, Runt believes. How does the amateur detective solve these murders? Read this book to find out.
David Boelke, 2011
6
Eat the Runt
A non-gender-specific comedy about identity and competition in the workplace. The play is set in an art museum.
Avery Crozier, 2007
7
Runt and Mumble: A Tale of Love and War
In Runt and Mumble: A Tale of Love and War, rats and mice take on human characteristics.
Anton Apperley, 2012
8
Runt the Hunted
The sly rat warrior Kreeg and his alliance of cutthroats is poised to destroy the underground mouse city of Tira-Nor, yet JaRed son of ReDemee, Runt, can not deliver warning of the danger because the mad king has thrust him into exile.
Daniel Schwabauer, 2007
9
Runt
From different perspectives, explores middle school bullying as Maggie, tired of Elizabeth Moon's superior attitude, creates a fake profile on a popular social networking site to teach Elizabeth a lesson.
Nora Raleigh Baskin, 2013
10
Eleanor & the Dragon Runt
Eleanor & the Dragon Runt is the exciting finale in the chronicles of the Long Limbed Green Eyed Dragon Slayer.
Adnam Arekab, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUNT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term runt is used in the context of the following news items.
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One Of The Most Fun-Looking New Cars Costs $5K And Is Called …
The car is called the Nanico, which is Portuguese for “runt.” It's about as basic and minimal as you can get, a little two-seat city car with a 125cc scooter motor (an ... «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
2
'Eat The Runt' at Arts Collective at Howard Community College
College theaters have always been forerunners in experimental theater, and Arts Collective at Howard Community College's zany production of Avery Crozier's ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Apr 15»
3
Arts Collective @ Howard Community College Presents 'Eat the …
Howard Community College's (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) presents Avery Crozier's side-splitting, irreverent Eat the Runt. An outrageous, delicious comic satire ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Mar 15»
4
Toronto street artist Runt downsizes from murals to TTC Ride Guides
Al Runt is the street artist behind some of Toronto's most memorable walls, like the mural outside Bloor West club Lee's Palace. But his most recent work comes ... «Toronto Star, Mar 15»
5
Toronto's RUNT-naissance
It seems Toronto is in the middle of a RUNT-naissance. “For a while I felt like a drag of the past, but I don't feel that way anymore,” the 54-year-old street artist ... «Torontoist, Jan 15»
6
The birthplace of the Lee's Palace mural: inside Al Runt's studio
For a certain kind of aging hipster, Toronto isn't complete without a mural by Al Runt spilling over the wall of some club or restaurant, thick with his cast of ... «Toronto Life, Jan 15»
7
Cubs: 'No longer the runt of the litter'
We're no longer the runt of the litter, I guess." On the first day of the first formal event of baseball's offseason, the general meetings here at the Arizona Biltmore, ... «STLtoday.com, Nov 14»
8
Epstein: Cubs 'no longer runt of the litter'
PHOENIX – The Chicago Cubs' return to relevance continues to take shape, with team president Theo Epstein saying Monday that he's receiving more calls ... «ESPN, Nov 14»
9
The Runt Of The Liturgy
We got the runt of the liturgy. We traded in a Cadillac for a Kia and called it an upgrade. While the reformers promised us varied riches, we got the de-facto ... «National Catholic Register, Sep 14»
10
Tjörn Runt: Road Trip to Sweden
The Tjörn Runt, the second largest race in Sweden, attracts over 400 boats for the 40nm route around the island of Tjörn. Held annually since 1963, the race is ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Aug 14»
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