run out meaning and definition

RUN OUT verb

Definition of run out (verb)

1. become used up; be exhausted
   • "Our supplies finally ran out"
2. flow off gradually
   • "The rain water drains into this big vat"
   • synonyms: drain
3. 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"
   • synonyms: beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off
4. lose validity
   • "My passports expired last month"
   • synonyms: expire
5. flow, run or fall out and become lost
   • "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
   • synonyms: spill
6. exhaust the supply of
   • "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
7. prove insufficient
   • "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
   • synonyms: fail, give out
8. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
   • "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
   • synonyms: conk out, peter out, poop out, run down