Run-in Definition

rŭnĭn
run-ins
noun
run-ins
A quarrel, fight, etc.
Webster's New World
Run-in matter.
Webster's New World

An encounter; a scrape or brush; especially one involving trouble or difficulty.

I heard his brother had a run-in with the police the other day.
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adjective
That is run in or inserted.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Run-in

Noun

Singular:
run-in
Plural:
run-ins

Run-in Sentence Examples

  • The character will run in the direction you tap.

  • Itching to relieve some of her own nervous energy after the run-in with the vamps, she'd reached the door when Jonny spoke again.

  • Rather than taking souls and risking a run-in with him or his dealers, the demons snatched the dead or killed whomever they wanted and brought them here, where they'd have more time for soul extraction.

  • But he was alive and in one piece after his run-in with the Other.

  • The streets are of all widths, and of all degrees of crookedness, and run in all directions.

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Words Starting With

RRURUN

Words Ending With

NIN

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