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also-ran — /awl soh ran /, n. 1. Sports. a. (in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers. b. an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near winning one. 2. Informal. a… … Universalium
also-ran — noun a) A person or animal who competed in a race but did not win. b) Figuratively, a loser; one soon to be forgotten … Wiktionary
also ran — Synonyms and related words: aspirant, baby kisser, bankrupt, booby, candidate, dark horse, defeated candidate, defeatee, duck, dud, failure, fall guy, false alarm, favorite son, flop, game loser, good loser, good sport, hopeful, lame duck, loser … Moby Thesaurus
They Also Ran — is the title of a 1943 book by Irving Stone. Stone, a historian, evaluates several unsuccessful candidates for President of the United States in light of their places in history (and those of their victorious opponents), and attempts to assess… … Wikipedia
Ran — Ran, ran, RaN and/or RAN may refer to: In film and television: * RAN Remote Area Nurse (TV series) was a 2006 Australian TV series * Ran (film), a 1985 film directed by Akira Kurosawa * (Ran), a character with no additional name in the Japanese… … Wikipedia
RAN — is a three letter acronym that can refer to one of the following:*Radio access network *Rainforest Action Network * Ran Online , a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) *RAN Remote Area Nurse (TV series) *Ran (biology), usually… … Wikipedia
Ran an den Feind! — Die umgangssprachliche Redensart steht scherzhaft für »los, anfangen, nicht länger gezögert!«: Das Klavier muss in den dritten Stock, und zwar jetzt gleich also, ran an den Feind! Sei nicht ängstlich, frag sie einfach los, ran an den Feind! … Universal-Lexikon
Ran an den Speck! — Diese umgangssprachliche Redensart ist als Aufforderung im Sinne von »los, anfangen« gemeint: Hier ist die Axt, da drüben liegt das Holz, also: Ran an den Speck! Ran an den Speck, Kinder, lasst den Braten nicht kalt werden! … Universal-Lexikon
Also — Also, an adverb meaning in addition to , is a contraction of all so .Also may also refer to:*ALSO Group, one of the largest Swiss companies by revenue *Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO), a program developed by The American Academy of… … Wikipedia
Ran (film) — Ran theatrical poster Directed by Akira Kurosawa Produced by Katsumi Furukawa … Wikipedia
