ran
Moved on foot
Ran is the past tense of run.
All the meanings of run appear with ran in past contexts: She ran five miles, He ran for office, The engine ran smoothly, Colors ran in the wash, The show ran for three seasons.
The past participle is run, not ran: I have run rather than I have ran, though the latter appears in casual speech.
Escaped from danger
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- evadeEscape by cunning
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
getaway · hideout · pursuit · chase · outrun · bolt · scatter · abscond
Brief maximum-speed effort
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- jogSlow, steady run
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
scamper · stride · bolt · race · rush · hurry · flee · chase
Flowed steadily forth
- pouredMade liquid flow out
- gushedFlowed or spoke excessively
- flowedMoved as liquid does
- trickledFlowed in drops
dripped · leaked · coursed · cascaded · spilled · seeped · drained · flooded
Oversaw or coped
- operatedControlled or functioned
- administeredGave or managed officially
- directedGave guidance or orders
- oversawDirected and monitored
headed · conducted · led · controlled · supervised · commanded · coordinated · executed
Competition of speed
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- heatsIncreases temperature
finals · qualifiers · competitors · finish line · starting blocks · lap · personal best · split time
fled
Escaped from danger
elude · getaway · hideout · pursuit · chase · outrun · bolt · scatter · abscond · disappear
sprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
trot · scamper · stride · bolt · race · rush · hurry · flee · chase · bound
streamed
Flowed steadily forth
trickled · dripped · leaked · coursed · cascaded · spilled · seeped · drained · flooded · surged
managed
Oversaw or coped
- operatedControlled or functioned
- administeredGave or managed officially
- directedGave guidance or orders
oversaw · headed · conducted · led · controlled · supervised · commanded · coordinated · executed · handled
race
Competition of speed
heats · finals · qualifiers · competitors · finish line · starting blocks · lap · personal best · split time · course
jogging
Slow-paced locomotion exercise
- cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen
- treadmillMotorized walking platform
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
training · warmup · cooldown · mileage · distance · stamina · pacing · intervals · tempo · stride
ranapproached
Moved toward something
advanced · charged · confronted · faced · stayed put
range, rank, random, ranger, rancid, randomly, rangy, randomness, outran