The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1390
Ru"mi*nate (?) , Ru"mi*na`ted (?) , a. (Bot.) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
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Ru`mi*na"tion (?) , n. [L. ruminatio : cf. F. rumination .] 1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.
Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew it. Arbuthnot.
2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
Retiring full of rumination sad. Thomson.
3. (Physiol.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally oberved as a morbid phenomenon in man.
Ruminative <Xpage=1260>
Ru"mi*na*tive (?) , a. Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.
Ruminator <Xpage=1260>
Ru"mi*na`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who ruminates or muses; a meditator.
Rumkin <Xpage=1260>
Rum"kin (?) , n. [Cf. Rummer , and see -kin .] A popular or jocular name for a drinking vessel. [Obs.]
Rummage <Xpage=1260>
Rum"mage (?; 48) , n. [For roomage , fr. room ; hence originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See Room .] 1. (Naut.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage . [Obs.]
2. A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over.
He has such a general rummage and reform in the office of matrimony. Walpole.
Rummage sale , a clearance sale of unclaimed goods in a public store, or of odds and ends which have accumulated in a shop.
Simmonds.
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Rum"mage , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rummaged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rummaging (?) .] 1. (Naut.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage , and romage . [Obs.]
They night bring away a great deal more than they do, if they would take pain in the romaging . Hakluyt.
2. To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf.
He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so rummageth all his closets and trunks. Howell.
What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! M. Arnold.
Rummage <Xpage=1260>
Rum"mage , v. i. To search a place narrowly.
I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck Lane. Swift.
[His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . . . . . rummaged like a rat. Tennyson.
Rummager <Xpage=1260>
Rum"ma*ger (?) , n. 1. One who rummages.
2. (Naut.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager , and romager . [Obs.]
The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a romager , to range and bestow all merchandise. Hakluyt .
Rummer <Xpage=1260>
Rum"mer (<?/) , n. [D. roemer , romer, akin to G. r\'94mer , Sw. remmare ; perhaps properly, Roman.] A large and tall glass, or drinking cup . [Obs.]
J. Philips.
Rummy <Xpage=1260>
Rum"my (?) , a. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.
Rummy <Xpage=1260>
Rum"my , n. ; pl. Rummies (<?/) . One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low]
<-- Rummy, a game of cards. Gin rummy, a type of rummy. -->
Rummy <Xpage=1260>
Rum"my , a. [See Rum , a. ] Strange; odd. [Slang]
Rumney <Xpage=1260>
Rum"ney (?) , n. A sort of Spanish wine. [Obs.]
Rumor <Xpage=1260>
Ru"mor (?) , n. [F. rumeur , L. rumor ; cf. rumificare , rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.] [Written also rumour .] 1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. Luke vii. 17.
Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. Shak.
2. A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified.
Rumor next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. Milton.
3. A prolonged; indistinct noise. [Obs.]
Shak.
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Ru"mor , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rumored (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rumoring .] To report by rumor; to tell.
'T was rumored My father 'scaped from out the citadel. Dryden.
Rumorer <Xpage=1260>
Ru"mor*er (?) , n. A teller of news; especially, one who spreads false reports. <-- = rumor-monger -->
Shak.
Rumorous <Xpage=1260>
Ru"mor*ous (?) , a. [Cf. OF. rumoreux , It. rumoroso , romoroso .] 1. Of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of rumors. [Obs.]
Sir H. Wotton.
2. Famous; notorious. [Obs.]
Bale.
3. Murmuring. [Obs. or Poetic]
Drayton.
Rump <Xpage=1260>
Rump (?) , n. [OE. rumpe ; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG. rump , G. rumpf , Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr , Sw. rumpa rump, tail.] 1. The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttoks.
2. Among butchers, the piece of beef betwen the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust . of Beef .
3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.
Rump Parliament , ∨ The Rump (Eng. Hist.) , the remnant of the Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in 1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved by Cromwell in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions, ending finally in 1659.
The rump abolished the House of Lords, the army abolished the Rump , and by this army of saints Cromwell governed. Swift.
-- Rump steak , a beefsteak from the rump. Goldsmith.
Rumper <Xpage=1260>
Rump"er (?) , n. A member or a supporter of the Rump Parliament.
I. Disraeli.
Rump-fed <Xpage=1260>
Rump"-fed (?) , a. A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps "fattened in the rump, pampered." "The rump-fed ronyon."
Rumple <Xpage=1260>
Rum"ple (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Rumpled p. pr. & vb. n. Rumpling (<?/) .] [Cf. rimple , and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. r\'81mpgen to wrinkle, MHG. r\'81mphen , OHG. rimpfan , Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of birds of prey, <?/ to roam.] To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat .
They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scoth paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. Burke.
Rumple <Xpage=1260>
Rum"ple , n. A fold or plait; a wrinkle.
Dryden.
Runpled <Xpage=1260>
Run"pled (?) , a. Wrinkled; crumpled.
Pope.
Rumpless <Xpage=1260>
Rump"less (?) , a. Destitute of a rump.
Rumply <Xpage=1260>
Rum"ply (?) , a. Rumpled.
Carlyle.
Rumpus <Xpage=1260>
Rum"pus (?) , n. A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. [Colloq.]
Rumseller <Xpage=1260>
Rum"sell`er (?) , n. One who sells rum; one who deals in intoxicating liquors; especially, one who sells spirituous beverages at retail.
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Run (?) , v. i. [ imp. Ran (?) or Run ; p. p. Run ; p. pr. & vb. n. Running .] [OE. rinnen , rennen (imp. ran , p.p. runnen , ronnen ). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran , p.p. gerunnen ), and iernan , irnan , to run (imp. orn , arn , earn , p.p. urnen ); akin to D. runnen , renne , OS. & OHG. rinnan , G. rinnen , rennen , Icel. renna , rinna , Sw. rinna, r\'84nna, Dan. rinde , rende , Goth. rinnan , and perh. to L. oriri to rise, Gr. <?/ to stir up, rouse, Skr. <?/ (cf. Origin ), or perh. to L. rivus brook (cf. Rival ). \'fb11. Cf. Ember , a. , Rennet.] 1. To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog. Specifically: --
2. Of voluntary or personal action: (a) To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.
"Ha, ha, the fox!" and after him they ran . Chaucer.
(b) To flee, as from fear or danger .
As from a bear a man would run for life. Shak.
(c) To steal off; to depart secretly .
My conscience will serve me to run from this jew. Shak.
(d) To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress .
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run , that ye may obtain. 1 Cor. ix. 24.
(e) To pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; -- often with in or into ; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt .
Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my heart with grief and run distracted? Addison.
(f) To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle . (g) To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation; as, to run from one subject to another .
Virgil, in his first Georgic, has run into a set of precepts foreign to his subject. Addison.
(h) To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; -- with on . (i) To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with on . (j) To creep, as serpents .
3. Of involuntary motion: (a) To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold . (b) To proceed along a surface; to extend; to spread.
The fire ran along upon the ground. Ex. ix. 23.
(c) To become fluid; to melt; to fuse .
As wax dissolves, as ice begins to run . Addison.
Sussex iron ores run freely in the fire. Woodward.
(d) To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round . (e) To travel; to make progress; to be moved by mechanical means; to go; as, the steamboat runs regularly to Albany; the train runs to Chicago . (f) To extend; to reach; as, the road runs from Philadelphia to New York; the memory of man runneth not the contrary .
She saw with joy the line immortal run , Each sire impressed, and glaring in his son. Pope.
(g) To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station .<-- same as (e)? --> (h) To make progress; to proceed; to pass .
As fast as our time runs , we should be very glad in most part of our lives that it ran much faster. Addison.
(i) To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week .
When we desire anything, our minds run wholly on the good circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones. Swift.
(j) To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west .
Where the generally allowed practice runs counter to it. Locke.
Little is the wisdom, where the flight So runs against all reason. Shak.
(k) To be in form thus, as a combination of words .
The king's ordinary style runneth , "Our sovereign lord the king." Bp. Sanderson.
(l) To be popularly known; to be generally received .
Men gave them their own names, by which they run a great while in Rome. Sir W. Temple.
Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himself. Knolle<?/.
(m) To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly .
if the richness of the ground cause turnips to run to leaves. Mortimer.
(n) To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline .
A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds. Bacon.
Temperate climates run into moderate governments. Swift.
(o) To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing .
In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, but near the borders they run into one another. I. Watts.
(p) To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land .
Customs run only upon our goods imported or exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest runs as well upon our ships as goods, and must be yearly paid. Sir J. Child.
(q) To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run . (r) To discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs . (s) To be played on the stage a number of successive days or nights; as, the piece ran for six months . (t) (Naut.) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels .
4. Specifically, of horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body.
Stillman (The Horse in Motion).
5. (Athletics) To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.
As thing run , according to the usual order, conditions, quality, etc.; on the average; without selection or specification. -- To let run (Naut.) , to allow to pass or move freely; to slacken or loosen. -- To run after , to pursue or follow; to search for; to endeavor to find or obtain; as to run after similies. Locke. -- To run away , to flee; to escape; to elope; to run without control or guidance. -- To run away with . (a) To convey away hurriedly; to accompany in escape or elopement. (b) To drag rapidly and with violence; as, a horse runs away with a carriage . -- To run down . (a) To cease to work or operate on account of the exhaustion of the motive power; -- said of clocks, watches, etc. <-- batteries --> (b) To decline in condition; as, to run down in health . -- To run down a coast , to sail along it. -- To run for an office , to stand as a candidate for an office. -- To run in ∨ into . (a) To enter; to step in . (b) To come in collision with. -- To run in trust , to run in debt; to get credit. [Obs.] -- To run in with . (a) To close; to comply; to agree with. [R.] T. Baker. (b) (Naut.) To make toward; to near; to sail close to; as, to run in with the land. -- To run mad , To run mad after ∨ on . See under Mad . -- To run on . (a) To be continued; as, their accounts had run on for a year or two without a settlement. (b) To talk incessantly . (c) To continue a course . (d) To press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard on . (e) (Print.) To be continued in the same lines, without making a break or beginning a new paragraph . -- To run out . (a) To come to an end; to expire; as, the lease runs out Michaelmas. (b) To extend; to spread . "Insectile animals . . . run all out into legs." Hammond. (c) To expatiate; as, to run out into beautiful digressions. (d) To be wasted or exhausted; to become poor; to become extinct; as, an estate managed without economy will soon run out .
And had her stock been less, no doubt She must have long ago run out . Dryden.
-- To run over . (a) To overflow; as, a cup runs over , or the liquor runs over . (b) To go over, examine, or rehearse cursorily . (c) To ride or drive over; as, to run over a child . -- To run riot , to go to excess. -- To run through . (a) To go through hastily; as to run through a book . (b) To spend wastefully; as, to run through an estate. -- To run to seed , to expend or exhaust vitality in producing seed, as a plant; figuratively and colloquially, to cease growing; to lose vital force, as the body or mind. -- To run up , to rise; to swell; to grow; to increase; as, accounts of goods credited run up very fast.
But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had run up into great bushes, or rather dwarf trees. Sir W. Scott.
-- To run with . (a) To be drenched with, so that streams flow; as, the streets ran with blood . (b) To flow while charged with some foreign substance . "Its rivers ran with gold." J. H. Newman.
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Run (<?/) , v. t. 1. To cause to run (in the various senses of Run , v. i. ); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block .
2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
To run the world back to its first original. South.
I would gladly understand the formation of a soul, and run it up to its "punctum saliens." Collier.
3. To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot .
You run your head into the lion's mouth. Sir W. Scott.
Having run his fingers through his hair. Dickens.
4. To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
They ran the ship aground. Acts xxvii. 41.
A talkative person runs himself upon great inconveniences by blabbing out his own or other's secrets. Ray.