English

Noun

run in ‎(plural run ins)

1. Alternative spelling of run-in

Verb

run in

1. (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To arrest.

   The guys who robbed the bank last week have finally been run in.

2. (transitive, idiomatic, Britain) To drive a car carefully when it is new so the engine is not damaged in any way.

   I have to drive slowly for the first 1,000 miles to run the engine in.

3. (rugby) To score (a try)
   • 2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, in BBC Sport:

     Toeava went over unopposed to stretch his side's lead but Japan got on the scoreboard on 56 minutes, wing Hirotoki Onozawa intercepting an attempted offload from Slade, who had a rather flaky game, and running in from the All Blacks' 10m line.

Usage notes

• The "arrest" sense is most commonly found in the passive form.

Anagrams

• inrun, inurn