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running · noun U /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/Full view
Nouns: run, rerun, runner, running
Adjectives: running, runny
Verbs: run, outrun, overrun
running (SPORT)
A2 the sport of moving on your feet at a speed faster than walking
Dictionary examples:

I go running three times a week.

running shoes

Learner example:

My hobbies are reading and running. (Key English Test; A2; Chinese)

running (CONTROL)
C2 the activity of controlling or looking after something
Dictionary examples:

The running of a large household is not easy.

He recently handed over the day-to-day running of the company to his daughter.

Learner example:

Electricity is an essential requir[e]ment now in the day-to-day running of businesses and life in general compared to the early nineteenth century. (International English Language Testing System; C2; Pashto)

running · adverb /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/
second/third, etc., day/week, etc., running
C2 If something happens for the second/third, etc., day/week, etc., running, it happens on that number of regular occasions without changing.
Dictionary example:

He's won the Championship for the fifth year running.

Learner example:

Fourteen days running of laziness and sleep without tight-scheduled meetings or rush-hour traffic jams lurking. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Italian)

running · adjective /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/
Nouns: run, rerun, runner, running
Adjectives: running, runny
Verbs: run, outrun, overrun
running water
C1 If a building has running water, water comes into it through pipes.
Dictionary example:

The summer homes on the island have no running water.

Learner example:

It is hilarious to think that at the same time people in [the] north of Europe were still living a primitive and uncivilized life not even able to invent an axe, the Romans managed to install running water in their huge houses. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Danish)

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