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
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