<span class="searchmatch">practice</span> <span class="searchmatch">runs</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">practice</span> run...
<span class="searchmatch">practice</span> run (plural <span class="searchmatch">practice</span> <span class="searchmatch">runs</span>) A trial or <span class="searchmatch">practice</span> before a real-world deployment or occurrence. We made a <span class="searchmatch">practice</span> run with the automatic paint sprayer...
(“false”) + run (“trial, test”) dummy run (plural dummy <span class="searchmatch">runs</span>) (idiomatic) A trial or <span class="searchmatch">practice</span> before the real attempt. We'll try a dummy run with a small...
front run (third-person singular simple present front <span class="searchmatch">runs</span>, present participle front running, simple past front ran, past participle front run) (business...
bowling (uncountable) (cricket, slang) Poor-quality bowling which is easy to hit, allowing the batters to help themselves to <span class="searchmatch">runs</span>. Synonym: buffet bowling...
“British Locomotive <span class="searchmatch">Practice</span> and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 832: […] and although my invitation extended to both <span class="searchmatch">runs</span>, advancing years dictated...
Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive <span class="searchmatch">Practice</span> and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 266: On the first two <span class="searchmatch">runs</span> the engines were in charge of the redoubtable...
First sense drives from the UK <span class="searchmatch">practice</span> of flashing lights at another car to indicate they can proceed, + cash. Second sense derives from the flash of...
run up the score (third-person singular simple present <span class="searchmatch">runs</span> up the score, present participle running up the score, simple past ran up the score, past participle...
Chinese fire drill Wikipedia Perhaps from the WWI era, from the British <span class="searchmatch">practice</span> of using Chinese as a slur; now used only as a festive exclamation. Chinese...