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run-in

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
run-in

▶noun

1 Brit. the approach to an action or event.

2 informal a disagreement or fight.

'run-in' also found in these Oxford entries:

hurdle - run - stream

Forum discussions with the word(s) "run-in" in the title:

"A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing"
any time soon v. in the short run/ in the short term
have the lab run in house
Proper Use of Ran/Run (In relation to the dishwasher)
run in together
run-in
Run-in, Set-To
to be all run in together
You have a run in your stocking.

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