I went running the other day.
No, wait... I must have been cycling as I was simply moving my legs one rapid step at a time.
I guess if I had been cycling, that might be considered running.
No, wait...
At least I was running my new sunglasses that day.
Lets discuss the real problem. The use of the term "build" while refering to bolting a few things on to a firearm.
LMAO. Nice. Its the languages fault I guess!!!
a : an act or the action of running : continued rapid movement b : a quickened gallop c : a migration of fish (as up or down a river) especially to spawn; also : such fish in the process of migration d : a running race <a mile run> e : a score made in baseball by a runner reaching home plate safely f : strength or ability to run g : a gain of a usually specified distance made on a running play in football <scored on a 25-yard run>; also : a running play h : a sustained usually aggressive effort (as to win or obtain something) <making a run at the championship>
2
a chiefly Midland : creek 2 b : something that flows in the course of an operation or during a particular time <the first run of sap in sugar maples>
3
a : the stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve or slope upward and inward b : the direction in which a vein of ore lies c : a direction of secondary or minor cleavage : grain <the run of a mass of granite> d : a horizontal distance (as that covered by a flight of steps) e : general tendency or direction
4
: a continuous period or series especially of things of identical or similar sort <a run of bad luck>: as a : a rapid passage up or down a scale in vocal or instrumental music b : a number of rapid small dance steps executed in even tempo c : the act of making successively a number of successful shots or strokes; also : the score thus made <a run of 20 in billiards> d : an unbroken course of performances or showings <a long run on Broadway> e : a set of consecutive measurements, readings, or observations f : persistent and heavy demands from depositors, creditors, or customers <a run on a bank> g : sequence 2b
5
: the quantity of work turned out in a continuous operation <a press run of 10,000 copies>
6
: the usual or normal kind, character, type, or group <the average run of students>
7
a : the distance covered in a period of continuous traveling or sailing b : a course or trip especially if mapped out and traveled with regularity c : a news reporter's regular territory : beat d : freedom of movement in or access to a place or area <has the run of the house>
8
a : the period during which a machine or plant is in continuous operation b : the use of machinery for a single set of processing procedures <a computer run>
9
a : a way, track, or path frequented by animals b : an enclosure for domestic animals where they may feed or exercise c Australian (1) : a large area of land used for grazing <a sheep run> (2) : ranch, station <run-holder> d : an inclined passageway
10
a : an inclined course (as for skiing or bobsledding) b : a support (as a track, pipe, or trough) on which something runs
11
a : a ravel in a knitted fabric (as in hosiery) caused by the breaking of stitches b : a paint defect caused by excessive flow
12
plural but sing or plural in constr : diarrhea —used with the
— run·less adjective
— on the run 1
: in haste : without pausing <ate lunch on the run>
2
: in retreat : in flight (as from the law) <an escaped convict on the run>
Haters gonna hate runners gonna run it's all good.
(I ran those sentences together like a boss.)
I would typically use 'functions' or 'cycles' myself, I think. I don't find the term 'runs' at all offensive though.