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RUN OUT





Definition:

  1. [verb] become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"

  2. [verb] flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
    Synonyms: drain

  3. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: run off, bolt, bolt out, beetle off

  4. [verb] lose validity; "My passports expired last month"
    Synonyms: expire

  5. [verb] flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
    Synonyms: spill

  6. [verb] exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

  7. [verb] prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
    Synonyms: fail, give out

  8. [verb] use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
    Synonyms: poop out, peter out, run down, conk out

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