English Dictionary

run in

verb

(transitive, informal, chiefly passive) To arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest. / (transitive, Britain) To use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage.

I need to run in and grab my wallet before we leave.

意味（1）

(transitive, informal, chiefly passive) To arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.

The guys who robbed the bank last week have finally been run in.

The guys who robbed the bank last week have finally been run in. (compare also run down)

意味（2）

(transitive, Britain) To use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage.

I have to drive slowly for the first 1,000 miles to run the engine in.

意味（3）

(figuratively) To start a new regime slowly.

意味（4）

(rugby) To score (a try).

Toeava went over unopposed to stretch his side's lead but Japan got on the scoreboard on 56 minutes, wing Hirotoki Onozawa intercepting an attempted offload from Slade, who had a rather flaky game, and running in from the All Blacks' 10m line.

意味（5）

(typography, printing) To insert (a word, etc.) without making a line break or new paragraph (so that it is not free-hanging).

With these subsections, it is better to run their headings in.

意味（6）

(printing) To alter the position of matter to fill vacant space.

意味（7）

simple past tense and past participle of run in