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Synonyms for runs

All synonyms

Noun

diarrhea US CA, diarrhoea UK, the shits vulgar slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Diarrhea/diarrhoea.

    He missed several days of school because he had the runs. They think it was a Norovirus infection.

Related words

Phrases
tippity runs

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
runssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
diarrhea4
9 letters
diarrhoea4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (diarrhea4 = 4 syllables).