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  run-out

  noun

  the act of evading a jump or jumping outside of the limiting markers.
• run out
  run out

  verb

  to exhaust (a supply of something) or (of a supply) to become exhausted

run-out

American  

[ruhn-out] / ˈrʌnˌaʊt /

noun

Manège.

1. the act of evading a jump or jumping outside of the limiting markers.

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run out British  

verb

1. to exhaust (a supply of something) or (of a supply) to become exhausted

2. (intr) to expire; become no longer valid

   my passport has run out

3. informal to desert or abandon

4. (tr) cricket to dismiss (a running batsman) by breaking the wicket with the ball, or with the ball in the hand, while he is out of his ground

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noun

1. cricket dismissal of a batsman by running him out

2. mechanical engineering an imperfection of a rotating component so that not all parts revolve about their intended axes relative to each other

run out Idioms  

1. Become used up or exhausted, as in Our supplies have run out . [Late 1600s]

2. Compel to leave; see run off , def. 5.

3. Become void, expire, as in Our renter's insurance ran out last month . [c. 1300] Also see run out of ; run out on .

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Etymology

Origin of run-out

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

Example Sentences

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run-out run out

Kusal Mendis looked fluent during his 26, using his feet well against spin, but threw his wicket away with a run-out.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

He was involved in the run-out of skipper Michael Bracewell, who made 16 and departed after a direct throw from Shreyas Iyer.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

Stunning one-stump run-out of Stokes altered the momentum of the first day.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025

"We're going to have a run-out here, nick a career-high payday, and then go back into camp for serious stuff next year."

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

I get really thirsty when I’m nervous, and I’d drunk the bulk of a two-liter Coke before the run-out.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Those with assets below that amount have the bulk of their care paid for by the local authority - so when your money starts to run out, you can get some help.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Those funds arrived less than 24 hours before the agency was set to run out of cash, according to CEO Jaworska-Maćkowiak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Millions of people open Wordle each day hoping to solve its five-letter puzzle before their six guesses run out.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

California has officially run out of combinations for its current license plate sequence, ending a string of plates dating back to the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

I could get a stitch in my side, or the shin pain could come back, or I could just run out of steam and have to walk part of the course.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Related Words

• depart
• exhaust
• expire
• finish
• go
• lose
• tire
• waste
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