Dictionary

run out en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of runout.
   alt of runout

Forms

run out en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To use up or consume all
   • England keeper Joe Hart had to save smartly from the dangerous Andriy Yarmolenko, who also raised the hopes of the Donetsk crowd as he evaded several challenges in the area before running out of space. 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
   • Hey you will, run out of reasons, / Long before the lights go on / And while everybody is dancing baby, / I'll have you in my arms. 1977, The Originals, “Been Decided”, in Down to Love Town:
   • Get some more beer out of the fridge before we run out.
   • If this hot weather continues, we will run out of ice cream.
2. (intransitive) To expire; to come to an end.
   • The option will run out next week and I can't get it extended.
   • My driving licence runs out next week, so I had better renew it now.
3. (intransitive) To expire; to come to an end. ▸ To be completely used up or consumed.
   • His string of bad luck has hopefully run out.
   • Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini. 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
   • Time is running out, so I renounce a spin on a Class 387 for a fast run to Paddington on another Class 800 - a shame as the weather was perfect for pictures. Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
   • Time is running out.
   • Oh no! The wine has run out!
4. (intransitive) To expire; to come to an end. ▸ To continue a streak or string.
   • After that series of confidence-giving wins, I think the team is going to run out their streak.
5. To get a batsman out (dismissed from play) via a runout.
   • With three runs needed from two balls, Adil Rashid was run out coming back for a second. When Wood suffered the same fate from the final ball, the match was tied. 2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport, London:
   • Jackson was run out for a duck in the first over.
6. (transitive) To extend a piece of material, or clothing.
   • If I run out these curtains, they will fit the windows in the drawing room.
7. (intransitive) To conclude in, to end up.
   • Tottenham survived a scare as they fought back from 1-0 down to run out comfortable winners against Shamrock Rovers in the Europa League. 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport:
8. To force (someone or something) out of a location or state of being.
   • They'll run us out of business doing that!
   • If the mob thinks you did it, they'll run you out of town.
9. (archaic) To grow poor over time by spending all of one's money.
10. (obsolete) To fill a line with quadrats or full points.
11. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, out.
    • Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:leave
    • She ran out of the room in tears.

Forms

Coordinates

run low · run short

Deriveds

run out of steam · run out on

Relateds

out (use up) · all out (use up) · fresh out (use up)

Synonyms

split · set out · bug off · beat it · pull up stakes · depart · quit · bugger off · namous · set off · get away · run along · take leave · egress · book · make tracks · put out · duck out · dash · exit · piss off · GTFO · sling one's hook · go · take off · take one's leave · 23 skidoo · go away · start · chuck · bounce · get out · start out · take wing · go out · move on · set forth · leave · buzz off · part · remove · cut one's stick

Translations (76)

sv tryta (to be completely used up) · cy dod i ben (to expire, to come to an end) · fr toucher à sa fin (to expire, to come to an end) · ro rămâne fără (to use up) · fr être à court (to use up) · ru зако́нчиться (to expire, to come to an end) · is þrjóta (to be completely used up) · sh ponestati (to use up) · de ablaufen (to expire, to come to an end) · nl niet meer hebben (to use up) · ml തീരുക (to expire, to come to an end) · az tükənmək (to expire, to come to an end) · es agotar (to use up) · fi loppua (to expire, to come to an end) · pl skończyć się (to expire, to come to an end) · vi hết (to use up) · hu kifut (to use up) · it esaurire (to expire, to come to an end) · hu kifogy (to use up) · ga téigh in éag (to expire, to come to an end) · es extinguirse (to expire, to come to an end) · de ausgehen (to use up) · ru иссяка́ть (to expire, to come to an end) · ca esgotar (to expire, to come to an end) · ca acabar-se (to expire, to come to an end) · pt acabar (to expire, to come to an end) · az bitmək (to expire, to come to an end) · ru зака́нчиваться (to expire, to come to an end) · fr expirer (to expire, to come to an end) · ga bheith caite (to be completely used up) · pt ficar sem (to use up) · tr tükenmek (to expire, to come to an end) · es vencer (to expire, to come to an end) · hu elfogy (to be completely used up) · fr épuiser (to use up) · is renna út (to expire, to come to an end) · pl zabraknąć (to expire, to come to an end) · cy torri i fyny (to be completely used up) · hu kifogy (to be completely used up) · hu elfogy (to expire, to come to an end) · ar نَفِدَ (to expire, to come to an end) · es acabarse (to use up) · de ausgehen (to be completely used up) · sv förfalla (to expire, to come to an end) · az qurtarmaq (to expire, to come to an end) · hu kifogy (to expire, to come to an end) · grc ὑστερέω (to use up) · ca exhaurir (to use up) · uk закінчи́тися (to expire, to come to an end) · swb ukoma (to expire, to come to an end) · es quedarse sin (to use up) · it essere a corto (to use up) · fi käyttää loppuun (to use up) · cy torri i fyny (to use up) · fr venir à manquer (to expire, to come to an end) · fi loppua (to use up) · sh понестати (to use up) · ru конча́ться (to expire, to come to an end) · eo elĉerpi (to use up) · uk закі́нчуватися (to expire, to come to an end) · sv få slut (på) (to use up) · pl kończyć się (to expire, to come to an end) · ga rith as (to use up) · es expirar (to expire, to come to an end) · ca expirar (to expire, to come to an end) · nl opraken (to be completely used up) · sv gå ut (to expire, to come to an end) · tr bitmek (to expire, to come to an end) · it finire (to expire, to come to an end) · fr venir à expiration (to expire, to come to an end) · ru ко́нчиться (to expire, to come to an end) · ru исся́кнуть (to expire, to come to an end) · uk ви́черпатися (to expire, to come to an end) · uk виче́рпуватися (to expire, to come to an end) · fi päättyä (to expire, to come to an end) · nl aflopen (to expire, to come to an end)