run-in
See also: run in
English
Etymology 1
Derived from the verb run into.
For the meaning "end-phase", it presumably comes a marathon race, where in the final part the runners run into the stadium and complete a lap.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
run-in (plural run-ins)
- An encounter; a scrape or brush, especially one involving trouble or difficulty.
- 2004, Pamela Morsi, Suburban Renewal (page 95)
- During that time he had two more run-ins with the law. One involved the sale of stolen property. The other was for a series of hot checks.
- 2004, Pamela Morsi, Suburban Renewal (page 95)
- The end-phase of a competition.
- Yahoo Sport's Leicester City blogger Helen Nutter gets ready for the Premier League run-in knowing her side - incredibly - still have a great chance of being crowned champions
Translations
an encounter; a scrape or brush
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end-phase of a competition
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Etymology 2
Derived from the verb run in.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
run-in (not generally comparable, comparative more run-in, superlative most run-in)
- (participial adjective; editing, typography) (not comparable) Having been run in before or behind previous text.
- These headings are of the run-in type because a free-hanging style would just be a waste of column inches.
- Antonym: free-hanging
- (participial adjective; mechanical, engineering) (sometimes comparable) Having been run in to seat the parts.
- A well run-in engine is likelier to consume less crankcase oil over the course of its working life.
- Synonym: broken in (adj)
Anagrams
- inrun, inurn