run low
Definition of run low
1 : to have a small supply of something because the rest of it has already been used up We are running low on fuel.
2 : to be available in less than the needed amount Supplies were running low.
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: to go faster than a walk
: to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step
: to move at a fast gallop
: an act or the action of running : continued rapid movement
: a quickened gallop
: a migration of fish (as up or down a river) especially to spawn
: being in a melted state
: made from molten material : cast in a mold
: having made a migration or spawning run
: moo
: the deep sustained sound characteristic especially of a cow
: having a small upward extension or elevation
: situated or passing little above a reference line, point, or plane
: having a low-cut neckline
: something that is low: such as
: depth
: a region of low barometric pressure
: flame, blaze
: flame, blaze
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