ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: run out
1. : the amount that one surface (as the outside surface of a cylindrical sleeve) lacks of being true with another surface of the same part (as the inside surface of the sleeve)
2. : the greatest distance that a moving part of a machine can travel away from a fixed reference point
runout of the plunger of a hydraulic press
3. : an instance of running out a cricket batsman
on no account throw hard to the bowler unless there is a good chance of a runout — Calling All Cricketers
4. : an act of escape or desertion
a divorce caused by an agrarian runout on the partnership is labor's nightmare — New York Times