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Princeton's WordNet

  1. run outverb

    become used up; be exhausted

    "Our supplies finally ran out"

  2. drain, run outverb

    flow off gradually

    "The rain water drains into this big vat"

  3. run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle offverb

    leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

    "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

  4. run out, expireverb

    lose validity

    "My passports expired last month"

  5. spill, run outverb

    flow, run or fall out and become lost

    "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

  6. run outverb

    exhaust the supply of

    "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

  7. fail, run out, give outverb

    prove insufficient

    "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

  8. poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk outverb

    use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

    "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

Wiktionary

  1. run outverb

    To use up; to consume all of something.

  2. run outverb

    to expire, to come to an end

  3. run outverb

    To get a batsman out via a run out (see above); or, to be got out in this way.

  4. run outverb

    Of a legal right, to expire, to terminate.

  5. run outverb

    To extend a piece of material, or clothing.

  6. run outverb

    To conclude in, to end up

Wikipedia

  1. Run out

    Run out is a method of dismissal in cricket, governed by Law 38 of the Laws of Cricket. A run out usually occurs when the batsmen are attempting to run between the wickets, and the fielding team succeed in getting the ball to one wicket before a batsman has crossed the crease line near the wicket. The run the batsmen were attempting to score does not count.

ChatGPT

  1. run out

    To run out means to exhaust or use up the supply or availability of something. It could also refer to the expiration of a particular time period. Additionally, in the context of sports, it can indicate a dismissal method in cricket.

Wikidata

  1. Run out

    Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It is governed by Law 38 of the Laws of cricket.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of run out in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of run out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of run out in a Sentence

  1. Charles Allen:

    We're talking about people who have lost hope, people who are at-risk, deeply traumatized and have also run out of options, they think the only way to solve that dispute … is by pulling out a gun.

  2. Dan Pipitone:

    Investors may not be buying into the fact that some of these stocks should go up this quickly. They think that what goes up must come down and that they will run out of gas.

  3. John Kasich:

    I don't believe the drone program ought to be run out of the The CIA, the CIA is The CIA. The CIA, the drone program, should be operated exclusively out of the Pentagon.

  4. Russell P. Askue:

    If living conditions don't stop improving in this country, we're going to run out of humble beginnings for our great men.

  5. Carsten Menke:

    Growth fears are somewhat back in the market after being overlooked in the past couple of days, a lot of the short covering which has been going on related to the supply cuts has now run out of steam.


Translations for run out

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  • agotar, expirar, vencer, extinguirSpanish
  • päättyä, loppua, käyttää loppuunFinnish
  • toucher à sa fin, être à court, épuiser, venir à expirationFrench
  • रन आउटHindi
  • finire, esaurireItalian
  • oprakenDutch
  • acabarPortuguese
  • закончиться, кончаться, кончиться, заканчиваться, иссякнуть, иссякатьRussian
  • понестати, ponestatiSerbo-Croatian
  • slut, gå ut, förfallaSwedish

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