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Repetitive
  1. repetitive and persistent; "the bluejay's insistent cry"
  2. characterized by repetition; "repetitive movement"
Running
  1. continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke among us"
  2. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
  3. executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start"
  4. (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"
  5. of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"
  6. measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot"
  7. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
  8. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
  9. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
  10. the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"
  11. the state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly"
  12. become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
  13. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"
  14. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
  15. cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process"
  16. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
  17. change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"
  18. compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
  19. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
  20. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
  21. pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
  22. perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  23. be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!"
  24. carry out; "run an errand"
  25. cause to emit recorded audio or video; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"
  26. include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
  27. travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
  28. cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day"
  29. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
  30. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
  31. run with the ball; in such sports as football
  32. keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
  33. sail before the wind
  34. be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
  35. move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
  36. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
  37. cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs"
  38. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"
  39. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
  40. set animals loose to graze
  41. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
  42. make without a miss
  43. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
  44. occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family"
  45. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
  46. extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours"
  47. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
  48. cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
  49. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
  50. be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk"
  51. have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
  52. change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"
Recurrent
  1. recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements"
Repeated
  1. recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements"
  2. happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"
  3. to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
  4. to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
  5. repeat an earlier theme of a composition
  6. make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
  7. do over; "They would like to take it over again"
Relentless
  1. never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"
  2. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
  3. Pitiless
Recurring
  1. coming back; "a revenant ghost"
  2. happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"
  3. return in thought or speech to something
  4. have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
Revenant
  1. coming back; "a revenant ghost"
  2. of or relating to or typical of a revenant; "revenant shrieks and groans"
  3. someone who has returned from the dead
  4. a person who returns after a lengthy absence
Round-The-Clock
  1. at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care"
Regimented
  1. strictly controlled
  2. assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"
  3. subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"
  4. form (military personnel) into a regiment
Runaway
  1. completely out of control; "runaway inflation"
  2. an easy victory
  3. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"