run in
[verb]
Synonyms: arrest, apprehend, bust, detain, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, visit, come by, come over, drop (in or by), look in, look up, pop (in), see, step in, stop (in or by)
[noun]
Synonyms: encounter, brush, set-to, skirmish, velitation, quarrel, altercation, bickering, dispute, falling-out, fight, hassle, rhubarb, row

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run somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb British English (see also run)

1. to drive a new car slowly and carefully for a period of time so you do not damage its engine

2. old-fashioned if the police run a criminal in, they catch him or her

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ˈrun-in noun [countable]
an argument or disagreement, especially with someone in an official position
run-in with
Michael got drunk and had a run-in with the police.

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run in
1. • run (someone) in
to take someone to jail, to arrest someone
The police ran the man in for questioning about the robbery.

2. • run in (somewhere)
to make a brief visit or stop somewhere
I ran in to see my sister at her office before I left for the weekend.

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run in
v. phr.
1. informal To take to jail; arrest.
The policeman ran the man in for peddling without a license.
2. To make a brief visit.
The neighbor boy ran in for a minute to see Bob's newest model rocket.
Synonym: DROP IN.
Compare: STOP OFF.

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run in
n.
1. A traffic accident.
My car was wrecked when I had a run-in with a small truck.
2. A violent quarrel.
John had a nasty run-in with his boss and was fired.

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run someone in
• run (someone) in
to take someone to jail, to arrest someone
The police ran the man in for questioning about the robbery.

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run in somewhere
• run in (somewhere)
to make a brief visit or stop somewhere
I ran in to see my sister at her office before I left for the weekend.

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