Definition of run out
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
1 a
: to finish out (a course, a series, a contest, etc.) : 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 (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
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run out of
: to use up the available supply of
- ran out of time
