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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (8)

1. become used up; be exhausted;
- Example: "Our supplies finally ran out"

2. flow off gradually;
- Example: "The rain water drains into this big vat"
[syn: drain, run out]

3. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry;
- Example: "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"
- Example: "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
[syn: run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off]

4. lose validity;
- Example: "My passports expired last month"
[syn: run out, expire]

5. flow, run or fall out and become lost;
- Example: "The milk spilled across the floor"
- Example: "The wine spilled onto the table"
[syn: spill, run out]

6. exhaust the supply of;
- Example: "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

7. prove insufficient;
- Example: "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
[syn: fail, run out, give out]

8. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working;
- Example: "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
[syn: poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

run out
    v 1: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran
         out"
    2: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
       [syn: drain, run out]
    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" [syn: run off, run out,
       bolt, bolt out, beetle off]
    4: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: run
       out, expire]
    5: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled
       across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" [syn:
       spill, run out]
    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" [syn: fail, run out, give out]
    8: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At
       the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: poop out, peter
       out, run down, run out, conk out]