What is the meaning of run out?

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verb

  • Become used up; be exhausted.
    • usage: "Our supplies finally ran out"
  • Flow off gradually.
    • usage: "The rain water drains into this big vat"
  • Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry.
    • usage: "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
  • Lose validity.
    • usage: "My passports expired last month"
  • Flow, run or fall out and become lost.
    • usage: "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
  • Exhaust the supply of.
    • usage: "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
  • Prove insufficient.
    • usage: "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
  • Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working.
    • usage: "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
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APAWordNet. (2010). run out. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/run_out/definitions/1307781
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "run out" http://smartdefine.org/run_out/definitions/1307781 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, run out, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/run_out/definitions/1307781>.
MLAWordNet. "run out" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/run_out/definitions/1307781>