run out
phrasal verbrun out
- if a supply of something runs out, it is used up or finished
- Time is running out for the trapped miners.
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- if an agreement or a document runs out, it no longer has any legal force synonym expireTopics Discussion and agreementb2
run out (of something)
- to use up or finish a supply of something
- We ran out of fuel.
- Could you get some milk? We seem to have run out.
run somebody out
- [often passive] (in cricket) to make a player stop batting by hitting the wicket with the ball before the player has completed his or her runTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2