ran in

Stopped by quickly

Ran in is the past tense of run in, which has several meanings depending on context.

To run in somewhere is to enter quickly: I just need to ran in and grab my wallet.

To run someone in is to arrest them: The cops ran him in for questioning.

In British usage, to run in a new engine or vehicle is to break it in gently during initial use.

Related

arrested · entered · stormed · interrupted · inserted · dashed · interjected · intervened · tested · joined · collided · rushed · competed · worn · stumbled · crashed · election · encountered

Opposites
apprehension/freedom

ran inlet go

Cease holding something

released · freed · set free · turned loose · cut loose

mechanical conditioning

ran inwore out

Degraded through overuse

burned out · broke down · ran into the ground · overworked · ruined

direction of movement

ran inran out

Became fully depleted

ran off · fled · bolted · escaped · exited

Family

run, in, runner, running, runs, rung, ran, rundown, outran

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G