Dictionary - Definition of BY THE RUN


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. To let go by the run, to let go altogether, instead of slacking off.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. To let go by the run, to let go altogether, instead of slacking off.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: BY THE RUN

Expressions	Definition
By the run	To let go by the run, to let go altogether, instead of slacking off. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
To let go by the run	(Naut.), to loosen and let run freely, as lines; to let fall without restraint, as a sail. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top