"run out" | Definition and Related Words

run out

Verb

Become used up;
Be exhausted (synset 200562648)
"Our supplies finally ran out"

is a type of: cease, end, finish, stop, terminate - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

verb group: run out - exhaust the supply of
Flow off gradually (synset 202075385)
"The rain water drains into this big vat"

is a type of: course, feed, flow, run - move along, of liquids

same as: drain
Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry (synset 202014892)
"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

is a type of: go away, go forth, leave - go away from a place

same as: beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off
Lose validity (synset 202690607)
"My passports expired last month"

is a type of: discontinue - come to or be at an end

same as: expire
Flow, run or fall out and become lost (synset 202073816)
"The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

is a type of: course, feed, flow, run - move along, of liquids

subtypes: brim over, overflow, overrun, run over, well over - flow or run over (a limit or brim)

same as: spill

verb group: slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
Exhaust the supply of (synset 200562791)
"We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

is a type of: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out - use up (resources or materials)

verb group: run out - become used up; be exhausted
Prove insufficient (synset 200561324)
"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

same as: fail, give out
Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working (synset 200099271)
"At the end of the march, I pooped out"

is a type of: fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

same as: conk out, peter out, poop out, run down

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