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Run out Very Common

Run out has 10 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Alternative spelling of runout

Verb
1

become used up; be exhausted

"Our supplies finally ran out"

2

flow off gradually

"The rain water drains into this big vat"

3

leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"

"When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

4

lose validity

"My passports expired last month"

5

flow, run or fall out and become lost

"The milk spilled across the floor"

"The wine spilled onto the table"

6

exhaust the supply of

"We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

7

prove insufficient

"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

8

use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

"At the end of the march, I pooped out"

9

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run,‎ out.

Example Sentences
"Our supplies finally ran out" verb
"The rain water drains into this big vat" verb
"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas" verb
"When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" verb
"My passports expired last month" verb
"The milk spilled across the floor" verb
"The wine spilled onto the table" verb
"We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting" verb
"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" verb
"At the end of the march, I pooped out" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
end run leave discontinue consume tire
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
overflow
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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