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Runs

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ɹʌnz

Definitions

Diarrhea/diarrhoea.

often, plural, plural-only, slang, with-definite-article

Equivalents

6 more languages
Galegocagarría
Latinaforia
Nederlandsracekak
Polskibiegunkasraczka
Svenskadiarrérännskita
Українськабігу́нка

Examples

“He missed several days of school because he had the runs. They think⟳ it was a Norovirus infection.”
“We also had a bad case of runs since we were not used to the rich meat.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

runscorer runscoring runspace runstand Runt runt disease

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