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Ran vs Runs - What's the difference?

ran | runs |

As verbs the difference between ran and runs

is that ran is simple past of run while runs is third-person singular of run.

As nouns the difference between ran and runs

is that ran is yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch while runs is plural of lang=en.

As a proper noun RAN

is Royal Australian Navy.

ran

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (run)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) ran

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Open robbery.
    • (Lambarde)
    (Webster 1913)

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * * English irregular simple past forms ----

    runs

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (the runs ) (slang) Diarrhea/diarrhoea

    • Synonyms

    * (diarrh(o)ea ): diarrhea/diarrhoea, the squits (slang), the trots (slang), the craps (slang)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (run)

    • Anagrams

    * urns ----