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 (intr) to expire; become no longer valid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

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

Stokes has regularly skipped warm-up matches in the past, though he needed this run-out following his spell on the sidelines.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

The drama began with Rabeya Khan trapped leg-before off the first ball, followed by a run-out next delivery.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 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

Related Words

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