run ((v.)) DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 v.
navigate a rapids, riffle, etc. in a canoe, boat, or raft.
See also: shoot ((v.)) (def. 1)
2 v. — Hist.
take part in a buffalo run (def. 1).
See also: buffalo run (def. 1) runner ((1)) (def. 2)
3 v. — Lumbering
move or transport logs from the cutting area by skidding, driving, towing, etc.
4a † v.
put forward (as a candidate); endorse.
4b † v.
stand for public office; enter an election as a candidate.
5 v.
function as a forerunner.
See also: forerunner runner ((1)) (def. 3)
6 v.
of animals, be abundant at a special time.
See also: run ((n.)) (def. 6)
7 v.
follow a trapline (def. 1) to gather the catch, check and reset the traps, etc.