run out


run out (http://definr.com/run out)

     v 1: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"
     2: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big
        vat" [syn: drain]
     3: 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" [syn: run off, bolt, {bolt
        out}]
     4: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: expire]
     5: flow, run or fall out and become lost, as of a liquid; "The
        milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the
        table" [syn: spill]
     6: exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the
        discussion was getting interesting"
     7: prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed
        after a long drought" [syn: fail, give out]
     8: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At
        the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: poop out, {peter
        out}, run down, conk out]