Definition of RERUN

rerun

Meanings

Plural: reruns

Noun

  • a program that is broadcast again
    • "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns"
  • An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
  • A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
  • Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.
  • A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.
  • A second or subsequent run of a computer program.

Verb

  • broadcast again, as of a film
  • rerun a performance of a play, for example
  • run again for office
    • "Bush wants to rerun in 1996"
  • cause to perform again
    • "We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions"
  • To run again; to repeat.
  • To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.
  • To be broadcast again.
  • To run (a race or other contest) again.
  • To run (a computer program) again.

Origin / Etymology

From re- + run.

Synonyms

reair, rebroadcast, repeat

Scrabble Score: 5

rerun is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rerun is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rerun is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

rerun is a valid Words With Friends word