RUNIN

run in

Noun

Verb

  1. To arrest.
    The guys who robbed the bank last week have finally been run in.
  2. To drive a car carefully when it is new so the engine is not damaged in any way.
    I have to drive slowly for the first 1,000 miles to run the engine in.
  3. To score (a try)


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