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Definition of Run-in
1. Noun. An angry dispute. "They had words"
Generic synonyms: Conflict, Difference, Difference Of Opinion, Dispute
Specialized synonyms: Affray, Altercation, Fracas, Bicker, Bickering, Fuss, Pettifoggery, Spat, Squabble, Tiff, Bust-up
Derivative terms: Quarrel, Wrangle
Definition of Run-in
1. Noun. An encounter; a scrape or brush; ''especially'' one involving trouble or difficulty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Run-in
Literary usage of Run-in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (2000)
"AL Shotwell made the run in 5 42 1860. Atlantic made the run in 5 11 1852. ...
M. White made the run in 3 23 9 1870 Natchez . . made the run in 3 21 58 1849 ..."
2. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (2000)
"AL Shotwell made the run in 1852. Eclipse 1854. Sultana 1856. Princess 1865.
Ruth 1870. ... JM White made the run in 3 23 9 1849 Missouri „ 4 19 1869. ..."
3. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"He was beset by the image of Madame Arnoux; he felt a longing to run in order to
meet her. But what road ought he to take so that they might not pass each ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"... that the same be managed and run in the interest of all the parties hereto,
said Wil- 6j liam Braithwaite to act as captain and John D. Bi;eert as ..."
5. Pacific Reporter by West Publishing Company (1886)
"The statute commences to run in favor of sureties on an undertaking on appeal
from the date of the affirmance of the judgment to which it relates. Clark v. ..."
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