run in
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of run-in (adjective) (styled open when in predicative position)
adj
Alternative form of run-in (adjective) (styled open when in predicative position)
noun
Alternative spelling of run-in (omitting the hyphens from nouns of this type is nonstandard in formal publications but widely seen in unedited writing)
verb
To use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage.
British usage; Transitive verb
verb
To insert (a word, etc.) without making a line break or new paragraph (so that it is not free-hanging).
Example Sentences
- "These headings are run in because a free-hanging style would just be a waste of column inches."
- "One of the best headings for saving space is the heading that is run in."
- "Third subheadings begin paragraphs (are indented and run in)."
- "You can select how far you want subentries indented, how many lines between each entry and alphabetical block, and whether you want the final index indented (each sub- and sub-subheading indented under its parent) or run in (subheadings in paragraph form under the main heading)."
- "Heading levels 3 through 7 are run in headings — the text that follows the heading appears on the same line as the heading."
- "Secondary headings are flush left, in regular type, and capitalized headline style. Tertiary headings are run in at the beginning of a paragraph, in bold type, capitalized sentence style, and followed by a period."
Usage
- Informal
- Transitive verb
- British usage
Inflected Forms
more run in (comparative)
most run in (superlative)
run ins (plural)
runs in (present, singular)
running in (participle, present)
ran in (past)