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run out

Dictionary definition · run out

verb

  1. become used up; be exhausted"Our supplies finally ran out"
  2. flow off gradually"The rain water drains into this big vat"
  3. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"
  4. lose validity"My passports expired last month"
  5. flow, run or fall out and become lost"The milk spilled across the floor"
  6. exhaust the supply of"We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
  7. prove insufficient"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
  8. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working"At the end of the march, I pooped out"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).