"run game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: run games [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪm Head templates: {{en-noun}} run game (plural run games)
  1. (American football) The running component of a team's offense, as distinct from passing and kicking. Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-run_game-en-noun-FteiyGOE Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Forms: runs game [present, singular, third-person], running game [participle, present], ran game [past], run game [participle, past]
Rhymes: -eɪm Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> game}} run game (third-person singular simple present runs game, present participle running game, simple past ran game, past participle run game)
  1. (African-American Vernacular) To run game on someone; to cheat someone.
    Sense id: en-run_game-en-verb-bMQyNZpI Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

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