Synonyms for run-in
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ruhn-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌnˌɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for run-in Other synonyms for the word run-in
Définition of run-in
Origin :- "quarrel, confrontation," 1905, from verbal phrase, from run (v.) + in (adv.). From 1857 as "an act of running in."
- noun argument
- Allow the generator to run for about twenty minutes to "run-in" the brush.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- Take it from me, he wasn't the kind you want to have a run-in with—any time.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- Forget her a minute and brace yourself for a run-in with that gang of rag-chewers in there.
- Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
- Miss Langdon, you sure do look as if you'd been having a run-in with the governor.
- Extract from : « The Last Woman » by Ross Beeckman
- It does come to an end at last, however, and at last also we do get our "run-in," such as it is.
- Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 » by George Saintsbury
- We—we corrupt moderns—do expect a quickening up for the run-in.
- Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 » by George Saintsbury
- "I had a run-in with this one in New York," and he pointed to Jack.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys at Colby Hall » by Arthur M. Winfield
- “My, but I had a run-in with old Haskers this afternoon,” said the stout youth.
- Extract from : « Dave Porter and the Runaways » by Edward Stratemeyer
- Somebody had been complaining of him, and he was now about, as the phrase went, to be 'run-in'.
- Extract from : « The Man Upstairs » by P. G. Wodehouse
- I had a run-in with him a few months ago and had him jailed.
- Extract from : « Border, Breed Nor Birth » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
Antonyms for run-in
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