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 (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
