run out
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verbDefinition 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
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