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1. run_out - verb

· become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"

Hypernym(s): end, stop, finish, terminate, cease




2. run_out - verb

· flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

Synonym(s): drain

Hypernym(s): run, flow, feed, course




3. run_out - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): run_off, bolt, bolt_out, beetle_off

Hypernym(s): leave, go_forth, go_away




4. run_out - verb

· lose validity; "My passports expired last month"

Synonym(s): expire

Hypernym(s): discontinue




5. run_out - verb

· flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

Synonym(s): spill

Hypernym(s): run, flow, feed, course




6. run_out - verb

· exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

Hypernym(s): consume, eat_up, use_up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run_through, wipe_out




7. run_out - verb

· prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

Synonym(s): fail, give_out




8. run_out - verb

· use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

Synonym(s): poop_out, peter_out, run_down, conk_out

Hypernym(s): tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade





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