"run nowhere" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: runs nowhere [present, singular, third-person], running nowhere [participle, present], ran nowhere [past], run nowhere [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> nowhere}} run nowhere (third-person singular simple present runs nowhere, present participle running nowhere, simple past ran nowhere, past participle run nowhere)
  1. (horse racing, slang) To finish the race unplaced. Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Horse racing
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        "(horse racing, slang) To finish the race unplaced."
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