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 (intr) to expire; become no longer valid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

The hint of farce continued when both Carey and Cameron Green almost ended up at the same end, only for both to survive the run-out chance.

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AJ was going to have a run-out fight in November in Saudi - an eight-rounder against a guy who was ranked about 100th in the heavyweight division.

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

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

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"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."

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Related Words

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