Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run interference

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: run in-ter-fer-ence
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To handle problems or remove obstacles for another person, especially for a person in authority

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

runs interference (present, singular) running interference (participle, present) ran interference (past)

Questions

What does run interference mean?: To handle problems or remove obstacles for another person, especially for a person in authority

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