I.a course, running, race, Hom. (v. τείνω); ou)ri/w| dro/mw| in straight course, Soph.:—of any quick movement, e. g. flight, Aesch.:—of time, ἡμέρης δρ. a day's running, i. e. the distance one can go in a day, Hdt.:— δρόμῳ at a run, id=Hdt., attic
2.the footrace:—proverb., περὶ τοῦ παντὸς δρόμον θεῖν to run for one's all, Hdt.; τὸν περὶ ψυχῆς δρόμον δραμεῖν Ar.
3.the length of the stadium, a course or heat in a race, Soph.
II.a place for running, a run for cattle, Od.