another meaning of 'make a run'

I overheard Alex talking to his brother-in-law, Bobby, about making a… a run.

Is there an another meaning of 'making a run'?

This is a dialogue from a TV show. And Alex who is a mayor candidate committed a crime. So he wants to cover it. He doesn't want to run away.

However, I found 'make a run' in dictionary and It says 'escape' 'attempt to win/or do something'. So I wonder there is an another meaning of 'making a run' that makes sense of this dialogue.

Please help me understand it perfectly! (My native language is not English, please be kind to me. :-))

Solution 1:

"Make a run" can, in some contexts, mean "make an attempt". Very often you hear this in the setting of "make a run for office", meaning to present oneself as a candidate for a political office.

In your limited context it's a little unclear what precise meaning is intended.

Solution 2:

Making a run for it

To abscond - possibly to avoid legal attention

Making a run for [goods]

To go to the shop, get the goods, then come back

Making a run for office

Attempt to get elected into office

Making a run of leaflets

To print a batch of leaflets

Making a run in my stocking (Thanks Hot Licks)

To cause a ladder/hole in the material of your stockings

Making a run in cricket

To score 1 point in cricket by running to the opposite wicket (unlikely in this context)

This list is not exhaustive - there are also other 'runs' you could make (eg you could make a run for mountain bikes, a bobsleigh run, a run on a bank) but I'll leave commenters to add these