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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 (intr) to expire; become no longer valid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

There was tetchiness and a few cross words as India dropped three catches - Abhishek Sharma guilty of one particularly poor fumble - and a missed run-out chance.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

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

Now we're doing that same run-out but for 50 times more money.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 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

Now we have run out of time, and the required changes will be larger and more abrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

A fourth-down punt from the 32-yard line will run out the clock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

She did, however, manage to get out of the bed and run out of the room.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Some naval experts said the food concerns are overblown and that ships often run out of fresh food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Because we saved Nanuq’s life, we got special permission to fly out with him when he was released and see him run out onto the ice.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Related Words

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