Run \Run\, a. 1. Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead. [1913 Webster] 2. Smuggled; as, run goods. [Colloq.] --Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster] {Run steel}, malleable iron castings. See under {Malleable}. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]