noun
run
A unit of scoring in baseball or cricket.
The batter's hit brings in the team's winning run.
Etymology
The scoring term comes from players' movement between designated points. A completed scoring journey supplies the name for the unit counted.
More examples
- They scored three runs.
- One run separated the teams.
- She drove in a run.
Forms
run · runs
Similar words
- point
- A more general unit of scoring across sports.