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run out

/ run out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become used up; be exhausted
"Our supplies finally ran out"
Type of:
end stop finish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
exhaust the supply of
"We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
Type of:
consume eat up use up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
lose validity
"My passports expired last month"
Type of:
discontinue
Derived:
termination expiration expiry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
prove insufficient
"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
flow, run or fall out and become lost
"The milk spilled across the floor"
"The wine spilled onto the table"
Type of:
run flow feed
Kinds of:
overflow overrun well over run over brim over
Derived:
spill spillage release
Verb group:
spill slop splatter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 7
flow off gradually
"The rain water drains into this big vat"
Type of:
run flow feed
Derived:
drain drainage drainpipe waste pipe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 8
use up all one''s strength and energy and stop working
"At the end of the march, I pooped out"
Type of:
tire pall weary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

end stop finish consume eat up use up discontinue leave go forth go away run flow