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Running on indicates what sustains or powers something.
An engine runs on gasoline or diesel.
A device runs on batteries.
A person running on fumes or running on empty is nearly depleted of energy or resources but still functioning.
She's been running on caffeine and determination all week.
Someone running on adrenaline is powered by nervous excitement rather than rest.
- joggingSlow-paced locomotion exercise
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- sprintingMaximum-speed locomotion on foot
- fuelEnergy source material
- poweredSupplied with energy
steam power · rush · nervous energy · momentum · racing · marathon · high octane · stamina · gas · surviving · reserves · persistence · reliant · fumes · continuing · low battery · autopilot · hanging on
- excessive talkingchatter, chattering, babbling, blather, prattle
- talkativenesstalkativeness, verbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity
running onhalted
Came to rest
stopped · shut down · switched off · turned off · offline
running oncutting off
Separating by force
wrapping up · concluding · finishing · ending · getting to the point
run, running, runs, runner, runners, runny, overrun, rerun, outrun