run out

run out

verb

Definition of RUN OUT

intransitive verb

1

a : to come to an end : expire <time ran out> b : to become exhausted or used up <the gasoline ran out>

2

: to jut out

transitive verb

1

a : to finish out (as a course, series, or contest) : complete b of a baseball batter : to run hard to first base after hitting (a batted ball) <ran out the grounder>

2

a : to fill out (a typeset line) with quads, leaders, or ornaments b : to set (as the first line of a paragraph) with a hanging indention

3

: to exhaust (oneself) in running

4

: to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel

— run out of

: to use up the available supply of <ran out of time>

— run out on

: desert

First Known Use of RUN OUT

14th century