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run out

verb

Definition of RUN OUT

intransitive verb

a : to come to an end : expire <time ran out>

b : to become exhausted or used up <the gasoline ran out>

: to jut out

transitive verb

a : to finish out (as a course, series, or contest) : complete

b of a baseball batter : to run hard to first base after hitting (a batted ball) <ran out the grounder>

a : to fill out (a typeset line) with quads, leaders, or ornaments

b : to set (as the first line of a paragraph) with a hanging indention

: to exhaust (oneself) in running

: to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel

— run out of

: to use up the available supply of <ran out of time>

— run out on

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14th century

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