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run-out
[ruhn-out]
noun
the act of evading a jump or jumping outside of the limiting markers.
run out
verb
to exhaust (a supply of something) or (of a supply) to become exhausted
(intr) to expire; become no longer valid
my passport has run out
informal, to desert or abandon
(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
noun
cricket dismissal of a batsman by running him out
mechanical engineering an imperfection of a rotating component so that not all parts revolve about their intended axes relative to each other
Word History and Origins
Origin of run-out1
Idioms and Phrases
Become used up or exhausted, as in Our supplies have run out . [Late 1600s]
Compel to leave; see run off , def. 5.
Become void, expire, as in Our renter's insurance ran out last month . [c. 1300] Also see run out of ; run out on .
Example Sentences
"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."
Stokes has regularly skipped warm-up matches in the past, though he needed this run-out following his spell on the sidelines.
The easiest fixture on paper is against Fiji on 8 November, but could Caluori be set for more than just a brief run-out this autumn?
Later in the innings, there was also a missed stumping and a missed run-out, although the latter was a little unfortunate, with Jhilik deputising with the gloves following an injury to Joty.
The drama began with Rabeya Khan trapped leg-before off the first ball, followed by a run-out next delivery.
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