RUN OUT


Meaning of RUN OUT in English

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to come to an end : expire

the lease runs out next month

b. : to become exhausted or used up : fail

food supplies had run out toward the end of the trip

his patience had run out

c. : to come to the end of a supply

have we enough milk so that we won't run out before the next delivery

d. : to lose distinguishing breed or varietal characters especially as a result of inbreeding or indiscriminate breeding

a herd of Herefords had been allowed to run out

2. : to jut out

where the land runs out to form a cape

transitive verb

1. : to finish out (as a course, a series, a contest) : complete ; specifically of a baseball batter : to run hard to first base after (a hit) especially when a put-out is likely

the runner must run everything out if he wants the breaks — W.L.Myers

2.

a. : to fill out (a 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

ran himself out in the first mile

4. : fan 7b

5. : to put out (a cricket batsman) during an attempted run by breaking the wicket with a fielded ball

6. : to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel

if the gamblers don't leave town they will be run out

- run out of

- run out on

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.