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Run-in

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Noun

1. dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle

an angry dispute

Example Sentences:
'they had a quarrel'
'they had words'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Run-in

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verb (adverb)
1. 
to run (an engine) gently, usually for a specified period when it is new, in order that the running surfaces may become polished
2. (transitive)
to insert or include
3. (intransitive)
(of an aircraft) to approach a point or target
4. (transitive) informal
to take into custody; arrest
he was run in for assault
noun run-in
5. informal
an argument or quarrel
he had a run-in with the boss yesterday
6. 
an approach to the end of an event, etc
the run-in to the championship
7. printing
matter inserted in an existing paragraph
noun
1. informal
an argument or quarrel with somebody
Chloe and Jack had had a run-in that morning.
I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.
He had a run-in with the law.
2. sport
the period of time or series of matches leading up to a sporting event
the most difficult game of our run-in
If Bob is at his best, we'll be able to win the most difficult game of our run-in.

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Run-in

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1. 
to include or insert, as something additional
2.  Informal
to make a brief stop or visit at a place
3.  US, Slang
to take into legal custody; arrest
4.  Printing
to make continuous without a break or paragraph
adjective
1.  Printing
that is run in or inserted
see the phrase run in (sense 4), at the entry run
noun
2. 
run-in matter
3.  US, Informal
a quarrel, fight, etc.

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Run-in

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n.
1. A quarrel or argument.
2. Printing Matter that is added to a text.
adj.
Printing
Having been added to or inserted into a text: run-in copy.

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