plural of running back

An enclosed area, attached to a chicken coop, in which poultry are allowed to run around and peck.

Alternative spelling of runoff / (motor racing) A run-off area; a paved area around the track at a spot that drivers are likely to go off, as opposed to a gravel trap, grass or a barrier.

(idiomatic, chiefly UK) To escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.

(linguistics) The continuous sound of spoken dialogue from which the listener is able to distinguish individual words and sentences.

(of a person) Tired and exhausted. / (of a place) Decrepit. / (of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound.

Alternative form of run down

plural of running board

(preceded by definite article) A dance move popular in the late 1980s to early 1990s, characterized by running movements done in place with hands going in an alternating forward-backward motion.

(nautical) To sail away quickly by cutting the yarns that hold the sails furled; to cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it. / (by extension) To hurry away; to escape.