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RERUN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: reran    , rerunning   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A program that is broadcast again

Example:

she likes to watch 'I love Lucy' reruns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rerun" is a kind of...):

broadcast; program; programme (a radio or television show)

Derivation:

rerun (broadcast again, as of a film)

rerun (rerun a performance of a play, for example)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to perform again

Example:

We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "rerun" is one way to...):

run (cause to perform)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Broadcast again, as of a film

Synonyms:

rebroadcast; rerun

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "rerun" is one way to...):

air; beam; broadcast; send; transmit (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television)

Domain category:

broadcast medium; broadcasting (a medium that disseminates via telecommunications)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rerun (a program that is broadcast again)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Run again for office

Example:

Bush wants to rerun in 1996

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "rerun" is one way to...):

campaign; run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 4

Meaning:

Rerun a performance of a play, for example

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "rerun" is one way to...):

mount; put on (prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rerun (a program that is broadcast again)

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