run out
Definition of run out
intransitive verb
1a : to come to an end : expire time ran outb : to become exhausted or used up the gasoline ran out
2 : to jut out
transitive verb
1a : to finish out (a course, a series, a contest, etc.) : completeb of a baseball batter : to run hard to first base after hitting (a batted ball) ran out the grounder
2a : to fill out (a typeset line) with quads, leaders, or ornamentsb : to set (a line of text, such 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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First Known Use of run out
14th century
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