run-in

[ ruhn-in ]

noun

1. a quarrel; argument.
2. Printing. matter that is added to a text, especially without indenting for a new paragraph.

adjective

1. Printing. added to a text without indenting.

run in

verb

1. to run (an engine) gently, usually for a specified period when it is new, in order that the running surfaces may become polished
2. tr to insert or include
3. intr (of an aircraft) to approach a point or target
4. informal.
   tr to take into custody; arrest

   he was run in for assault

noun

1. informal.
   an argument or quarrel

   he had a run-in with the boss yesterday

2. an approach to the end of an event, etc

   the run-in to the championship

3. printing matter inserted in an existing paragraph

Word History and Origins

Origin of run-in¹

First recorded in 1900–05; noun, adj. use of verb phrase run in

Example Sentences

Argeuta tried to run in a one-point conversion that would have ended the game but was stopped inches short of the end zone.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a moment that means a lot to Chu, who watched the stage show during its pre-Broadway run in San Francisco in 2003, and it’s safe to say it left a handprint on his heart.

From Los Angeles Times

Wales have lost each of their last 11 Test matches, their longest ever run in men's rugby, overtaking a 10-game stretch between November 2002 and August 2003.

From BBC

With seasonal specials and special episodes of Your Favorite Shows and seemingly every halfway decent big-screen holiday movie of the last 30 years hauled out to run in a loop on cable TV, the only defense to this onslaught is surrender.

From Los Angeles Times

Foster finally felt his chest burning toward the end of a 65-yard touchdown run in which he was in the open field once he got past cornerback Daylon McCutcheon.

From Los Angeles Times