 run_out |
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| 1. | [ verb ] become used up; be exhausted | |
| Examples: | "Our supplies finally ran out" |
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| Related terms: | terminate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] flow off gradually | |
| Synonyms: | drain | |
| Examples: | "The rain water drains into this big vat" |
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| Related terms: | run drain | |
| 3. | [ verb ] leave suddenly and as if in a hurry | |
| Synonyms: | run_off bolt_out beetle_off bolt | |
| Examples: | "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas" "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" |
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| Related terms: | leave | |
| 4. | [ verb ] lose validity | |
| Synonyms: | expire | |
| Examples: | "My passports expired last month" |
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| Related terms: | discontinue termination | |
| 5. | [ verb ] exhaust the supply of | |
| Examples: | "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting" |
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| Related terms: | consume | |
| 6. | [ verb ] flow, run or fall out and become lost, as of a liquid | |
| Synonyms: | spill | |
| Examples: | "The milk spilled across the floor" "The wine spilled onto the table" |
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| Related terms: | run overflow spill spill spill | |
| 7. | [ verb ] prove insufficient | |
| Synonyms: | give_out fail | |
| Examples: | "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" |
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| 8. | [ verb ] use up all one's strength and energy and stop working | |
| Synonyms: | run_down peter_out conk_out poop_out | |
| Examples: | "At the end of the march, I pooped out" |
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| Related terms: | tire | |
