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9421 Etymology dictionary, p. runoff (n.).2
also run-off, "precipitation water drained by streams and rivers," 1887, from the verbal phrase; see run (v.) + off (adv.). The meaning "deciding race after a tie" is by 1873 …
9422 Etymology dictionary, p. run-of-the-mill (adj.).1
run-of-the-mill (adj.)
9423 Etymology dictionary, p. run-of-the-mill (adj.).2
… common run "usual, ordinary type," from 1712). From run (n.) on the notion of "a continuous stretch of grinding."
9424 Etymology dictionary, p. run-through (n.).1
run-through (n.)
9425 Etymology dictionary, p. run-time (n.).1
run-time (n.)
9426 Etymology dictionary, p. run-time (n.).2
"length of time taken in a particular task," 1974, originally in computing; see run (v.) + time (n.). In computing, run (n.) "instance of execution of a program" is by 1946.
9427 Etymology dictionary, p. run-up (n.).1
run-up (n.)
9428 Etymology dictionary, p. run-up (n.).2
1834, "an act of running upward," from verbal phrase (late 14c.), from run (v.) + up (adv.). Extended sense "period of time or sequence of events proceeding some important event" is from 1966.
9429 Etymology dictionary, p. Saar.2
river in western Germany, perhaps ultimately from PIE verbal stem *ser- "to run, flow" (see serum ). Related: Saarland, Saarlander .
9430 Etymology dictionary, p. salient (adj.).2
… flow, run, hurry;"Greek hallesthai "to leap," Middle Irish saltraim "I trample," Middle Welsh sathar "trampling").
9431 Etymology dictionary, p. samsara (n.).2
… - "to run, glide" (from PIE verbal stem *ser- "to flow;" see serum ).
9432 Etymology dictionary, p. sandpiper (n.).2
common name of a small wading bird that runs along the sand and utters a piping note, 1670s, from sand (n.) + piper .
9433 Etymology dictionary, p. Saskatchewan.2
Canadian province, named for the river running through it, which is from Cree (Algonquian) kis-si-ska-tches-wani-sipi "rapid flowing river."
9434 Etymology dictionary, p. save (n.).2
in the sports sense of "act of preventing opponent from scoring," 1890, from save (v.). The verb save in a sporting sense of "prevent the opposing side from gaining (a run, goal, etc.)" is by 1816.
9435 Etymology dictionary, p. scamper (v.).2
"to run quickly, hasten away," 1680s, probably from Flemish schampeeren, frequentative of schampen "run away," from Old North French escamper (Old French eschamper …
9436 Etymology dictionary, p. scamper (v.).3
A vogue word late 17c.; "Not improbably the word was originally military slang" [OED]. Related: Scampered; scampering. The noun is 1680s, "a hasty run or flight," from the verb.
9437 Etymology dictionary, p. schmuck (n.).3
… nights running to determine if my use of Yiddish terms was a cover for profanity." Euphemized as schmoe, which was the source of Al Capp's cartoon strip creature …
9438 Etymology dictionary, p. scoot (v.).2
1758, "run, fly, make off, move suddenly or swiftly," perhaps originally nautical slang, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse …
9439 Etymology dictionary, p. scour (v.2).2
… "to run out," from Latin excurrere (see excursion ).
9440 Etymology dictionary, p. scud (v.).3
… , "to run before a gale with little or no sail set" (1580s). As a noun, "act or action of scudding," by c. 1600, from the verb. With many extended senses, such as "small shreds …