runner
noun (runner, runners)
Everyday
- A runner is a person who runs, often in a race. tree →
- A runner is a thin blade or strip that something slides on, like a sledge or drawer runner. tree →
- A runner (UK runner bean) is a plant that spreads by long stems along the ground, like a strawberry runner. tree →
- Runners (Australia, NZ, some UK) are running shoes, trainers. tree →
- A runner can also be a messenger who carries news or messages quickly. tree →
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 →
- Each runner runs 5 km. tree →
- The first runner finished in 18 minutes. tree →
- 6 runners dropped out. tree →
- The fastest runner on the team is Maya. tree →
- Four runners take turns in a relay race. tree →
- The strawberry plant sent out runners. tree →
- Put on your runners for PE. tree →
- The runners lined up at the start. tree →
- So the King's runners came for the fool. tree →
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 →
- So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man. (Writings PRO.6.11, JPS 1917) tree →
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: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «runner» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «runner» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «runner» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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