"showrun" meaning in English

See showrun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: showruns [present, singular, third-person], showrunning [participle, present], showran [past], showrun [participle, past], show-run [alternative]
Etymology: Back-formation from showrunner. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|showrunner}} Back-formation from showrunner Head templates: {{en-verb|showruns|showrunning|showran|showrun}} showrun (third-person singular simple present showruns, present participle showrunning, simple past showran, past participle showrun)
  1. (television, rare, transitive) To act as a showrunner for (a television show). Tags: rare, transitive Categories (topical): Television

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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