re-run (re-runs plural & 3rd person present) (re-running present participle) (re-ran past tense & past participle )
The spelling rerun is also used. The form re-run is used in the present tense and is also the past participle of the verb. The noun is pronounced [PH:r][PH:i][PH::][PH:r][PH:^][PH:n]. The verb is pronounced [PH:r][PH:i][PH::][PH:r][PH:^][PH:n].
1 n-sing If you say that something is a re-run of a particular event or experience, you mean that what happens now is very similar to what happened in the past.
(=repeat)
It was the world's second worst air disaster, a horrific re-run of the runway collision in 1977...
2 verb If someone re-runs a process or event, they do it or organize it again.
Edit the input text and re-run the software... V n
Re-run is also a noun., n-count
3 verb If an election is re-run, it is organized again, for example because the correct procedures were not followed or because no candidate got a large enough majority.
The ballot was re-run on Mr Todd's insistence after accusations of malpractice. be V-ed
Re-run is also a noun., n-count oft N of n
4 verb To re-run a film, play, or television programme means to show it or put it on again.
They re-ran the World Cup final on a big screen. V n
5 n-count A re-run is a film, play, or television programme that is shown or put on again.
(=repeat)
Viewers will have to make do with tired re-runs and second-rate movies...