run out

verb

  1. 1

    use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

    At the end of the march, I pooped out

  2. 2

    prove insufficient

    The water supply for the town failed after a long drought

  3. 3

    become used up; be exhausted

    Our supplies finally ran out

  4. 4

    exhaust the supply of

    We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting

  5. 5

    leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

    The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas

    When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out

  6. 6

    flow, run or fall out and become lost

    The milk spilled across the floor

    The wine spilled onto the table

  7. 7

    flow off gradually

    The rain water drains into this big vat

  8. 8

    lose validity

    My passports expired last month

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