Synonyms of run out

Verb


1. run out, end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

usage: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"

2. drain, run out, run, flow, feed, course

usage: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

3. run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off, leave, go forth, go away

usage: 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"

4. run out, expire, discontinue

usage: lose validity; "My passports expired last month"

5. spill, run out, run, flow, feed, course

usage: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

6. run out, consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

usage: exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

7. fail, run out, give out

usage: prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

8. poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out, tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade

usage: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

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