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runner [ˈrʌnər, Brit -əʳ] N

1. runner:

corredor(a) m (f)

2. runner (on sled):

trilho m

runner bean N Brit

runner-up N

pump-and-runner N Am inf

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They often send runners and wrestlers to state level competition, and have also had success in tournament action with their softball team.
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All the other jockeys took the same stance, with the result that all four runners stood still at the start.
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They are extremely agile, fast runners and great jumpers and climbers.
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Some techniques he helped develop include shadowboxing, short- and long-distance training for runners, combination punching and use of the punching bag.
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Approximately 400 runners completed the race in near whiteout conditions.
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These events are very popular as spectator events, and residents are known to stake out particular sections of the pavements to enable them to watch the runners and the floats.
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Managers will sometimes simultaneously send a runner and require the batter to swing (a hit-and-run play) in an attempt to advance runners.
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The flaps are smaller than the intake runners and therefore allow air to pass around them even when closed.
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Runners also carried the "aspis", the hoplites' bronze-covered wood shield, bringing the total encumbrance to at least 50 pounds.
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In 1990, apple pies were given out to all runners; a tradition that continues every year.
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