· direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

Synonym(s): run

Hypernym(s): direct

· perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

Synonym(s): function, work, go, run

· handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"

Synonym(s): control

Hypernym(s): manipulate

· perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

Synonym(s): manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre

Hypernym(s): move, go

· keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

Synonym(s): engage, mesh, lock

Hypernym(s): move, displace

· perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

Synonym(s): operate_on

Hypernym(s): treat, care_for

· involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"

· being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"

Synonym(s): operational, in_operation