run-in (redirected from run-ins)

run-in (rnn)

n.

1. A quarrel or an argument.

2. Printing Matter added to a text.

adj. Printing

Having been added to or inserted into a text.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

run-in - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" dustup, quarrel, wrangle, row, words difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" affray, altercation, fracas - noisy quarrel pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff, bicker, bickering, fuss - a quarrel about petty points bust-up - a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)

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run-in

noun (Informal) fight, row, argument, dispute, set-to (informal), encounter, brush, confrontation, quarrel, skirmish, tussle, altercation, face-off (slang), turf war (informal), dust-up (informal), contretemps We had a run-in with the Tax people the other day.

Translations

run-in [ˈrʌnɪn] N

1. (= approach) → etapa f previa

2. (= argument) → altercado m

3. (in contest, election) → desempate m

4. (= rehearsal) → ensayo m

5. (Typ) → palabras fpl insertadas en un párrafo

run-in

n (inf: = argument) → Streit m

run-in [ˈrʌnˌɪn] n (fam) → scontro