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run out - Dictionary definition and meaning for word run out

Definition
(verb) become used up; be exhausted
Example Sentence
  • Our supplies finally ran out
Definition
(verb) flow off gradually
Synonyms : drain
Example Sentence
  • The rain water drains into this big vat
Definition
(verb) leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
Synonyms : beetle off , bolt , bolt out , run off
Example Sentence
  • The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas
  • When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
Definition
(verb) lose validity
Synonyms : expire
Example Sentence
  • My passports expired last month
Definition
(verb) flow, run or fall out and become lost
Synonyms : spill
Example Sentence
  • The milk spilled across the floor
  • The wine spilled onto the table
Definition
(verb) exhaust the supply of
Example Sentence
  • We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting
Definition
(verb) prove insufficient
Synonyms : fail , give out
Example Sentence
  • The water supply for the town failed after a long drought
Definition
(verb) use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
Synonyms : conk out , peter out , poop out , run down
Example Sentence
  • At the end of the march, I pooped out

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