runner

«runner» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a person who runs, often in a race — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (runner, runners)

meaning for a pupil

1) A runner is a person who runs, often in a race. tree →

2) A runner is a thin blade or strip that something slides on, like a sledge or drawer runner. tree →

3) A runner (UK runner bean) is a plant that spreads by long stems along the ground, like a strawberry runner. tree →

4) Runners (Australia, NZ, some UK) are running shoes, trainers. tree →

5) A runner can also be a messenger who carries news or messages quickly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Job says his days pass faster than a runner, and Proverbs says poverty will come swiftly like a runner. Interpretation: Job's image is used to teach how short life is and why each day matters. In the primary lessons: In maths: people counted in a race; their distances, times and places; «each runner» is a rate; relay runners share the distance. In sport: marathon runners, cross-country runners. In science: strawberry plants make new plants on runners. In stories: a messenger runner carrying news.

examples

• Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good. (Writings JOB.9.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man. (Writings PRO.6.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• There are 40 runners in the race. tree →
• Each runner runs 5 km. tree →
• The first runner finished in 18 minutes. tree →
• 6 runners dropped out. tree →
• The fastest runner on the team is Maya. tree →
• Four runners take turns in a relay race. tree →
• The strawberry plant sent out runners. tree →
• Put on your runners for PE. tree →
• The runners lined up at the start. tree →
• So the King's runners came for the fool. tree →

note

People counted; «each runner» is a rate. Places (first, second) are order, not amounts. Trap: runners who drop out are subtracted from those who finish. «Front-runner» means the one most likely to win.

In the corpora

• So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
• So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
• Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.
• In the Road Runner cartoons the bird says «meep meep» and leaves Wile E.
• In Looney Tunes the Road Runner zooms off in a cloud of dust, says «meep meep», and Wile E.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «runner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.