RUN OUT


Meaning of RUN OUT in English

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 14th century

1 a : to come to an end : EXPIRE <time ran out > b : to become exhausted or used up <the gasoline ran out >

2 : to jut out

transitive verb

1 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>

2 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

3 : to exhaust (oneself) in running

4 : 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 : DESERT

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.