noun · common

dead run

dead run · dead runs

Coming as fast as one can, often in a harried stateComing as fast as one can, often in a harried state.

» When the ball was dead, Luis ran up to the ball and booted it.

Meaning

1 senses

Coming as fast as one can, often in a harried state.
When she saw smoke coming from the kitchen, the old woman came in on the dead run to remove the burned loaf of bread from the oven.

1 sentences

When the ball was dead, Luis ran up to the ball and booted it.
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plural: dead runs

Singular	dead run
Plural	dead runs

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