run
verb (used without object)
to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
runnable
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a word derived from
run.
Example Sentences
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Because that equity is not runnable, losses do not force fire sales or spread through funding markets in the way bank losses can.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
“That 16 miles of river is not runnable in a boat,” said Jonathan Yates, an avid kayaker who organized the protest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
"You have to cope with the mountains, the night, hiking. You have to run fast on the flat, you have to be OK on technical terrain, in steep descents, runnable descents."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023
The kayaking team worked together, scouting ahead by walking along the riverbanks to make sure each section was runnable and free of hazardous logs that could damage or sink a boat.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
Any one of these was runnable for a small boat, and we did not need to keep to the main channel that had once been maintained for steamers.
From Down the Columbia by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
