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runt
(rŭnt)n.
1. An undersized animal, especially the smallest animal of a litter.
2. Derogatory A short person.
[Origin unknown.]
runt′i·ness n.
runt′y adj.
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runt
(rʌnt)n
1. (Zoology) the smallest and weakest young animal in a litter, esp the smallest piglet in a litter
2. derogatory an undersized or inferior person
3. (Breeds) a large pigeon, originally bred for eating
[C16: origin unknown]
ˈruntish adj
ˈrunty adj
ˈruntiness n
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runt
(rʌnt)n.
1. an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
2. the smallest or weakest of a litter, esp. of pigs or puppies.
3. a person who is small and contemptible.
[1495–1505; perhaps < Dutch rund bull, cow, ox; akin to German Rind cattle]
runt′ish, adj.
runt′ish•ly, adv.
runt′ish•ness, n.
runt′y, adj. runt•i•er, runt•i•est.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
runt
[ˈrʌnt] n (pejorative) (= person) → avorton mrun-through [ˈrʌnθruː] n (before test) → essai mrun time n → temps m d'exécution, durée f d'exécutionrun-up [ˈrʌnʌp] n
(= preceding period) the run-up to sth [+ election, Christmas] → la période précédant qch
in the run-up to Christmas → pendant la période précédant Noël
in the run-up to Christmas → pendant la période précédant Noël
(SPORT) → course f d'élan
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
runt
[rʌnt] n (Zool) the runt of the litter (puppy) → il cucciolo più piccolo della figliata (pej) (person) → omuncoloCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995