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Verb run out has 8 senses

run out - become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"
--₁ is one way to end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
drain, run out - flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
--₂ is one way to run, flow, feed, course
Sample sentence:
The water run outs
run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off - leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
--₃ is one way to leave, go forth, go away
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
run out, expire - lose validity; "My passports expired last month"
--₄ is one way to discontinue
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
--₅ is one way to run, flow, feed, course
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
run out - exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
--₆ is one way to consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
fail, run out, give out - prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
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Something ----s
poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out - use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
--₈ is one way to tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s