run+out
1Run out — For the term run out, used in equestrian sport, see refusal Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It is governed by Law 38 of the Laws of cricket.The rulesA batsman is out Run out if at any time while the ball is in play no… …
2run out — {v.} 1a. To come to an end; be used up. * /Jerry almost got across the brook on the slippery stones but his luck ran out and he slipped and fell./ * /We d better do our Christmas shopping; time is running out./ Syn.: GIVE OUT(5). 1b. To use all… …
3run out — {v.} 1a. To come to an end; be used up. * /Jerry almost got across the brook on the slippery stones but his luck ran out and he slipped and fell./ * /We d better do our Christmas shopping; time is running out./ Syn.: GIVE OUT(5). 1b. To use all… …
4run out — verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to come to an end ; expire < time ran out > b. to become exhausted or used up < the gasoline ran out > 2. to jut out transitive verb …
5run out on — {v. phr.} To leave someone in the lurch; abandon another. * /When Ted ran out on Delores, she got so angry that she sued him for divorce./ …
6run out on — {v. phr.} To leave someone in the lurch; abandon another. * /When Ted ran out on Delores, she got so angry that she sued him for divorce./ …
7run out of — phrasal to use up the available supply of < ran out of time > …
8To run out — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …
9run out on — phrasal desert …
10run out the clock — phrasal see kill the clock …
