run out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ruhn out]
- /rʌn aʊt/
- /rʌn ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhn out]
- /rʌn aʊt/

Definitions of run out words

noun run out an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast. 1
noun run out a hurrying to or from some point, as on an errand: a run to reach the store before it closes. 1
noun run out a fleeing, especially in great haste; flight: a run from the police who were hot on his trail. 1
noun run out a running pace: The boys set out at a run. 1
noun run out an act or instance or a period of moving rapidly, as in a boat or automobile: a run to shore before the storm. 1
noun run out distance covered, as by racing, running, or during a trip: a three-mile run. 1

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Origin of run out

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; noun use of verb phrase run out

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Parts of speech for Run out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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run out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for run out

verb run out

bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
blow past — To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
buy it — to die; specif., to be killed
come to an end — to become completed or exhausted

All 29 Synonyms of run out