ran out; run out; running out; runs out
Definition of run out
1a : to come to an end : expire time ran out
b : to become exhausted or used up
the gasoline ran out
2 : to jut out
1a : 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
2a : 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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The first known use of run out was in the 14th century
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