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run out

v. become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"

run out

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

spill, run out

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

drain, run out

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off

v. 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"

poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out

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

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finish, end, terminate

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

pass

v. pass a test or a screening, for example

empty

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

clear, clear up

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

authorize, authorise, pass, clear

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

clear

v. pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"

tap

v. pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"

tap

v. draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"

tell

v. let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"

overfill

v. fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets"

draw, take out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

pour

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

ebb

v. fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"

fade, wither

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

shrink, shrivel

v. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

pump

v. draw or pour with a pump

siphon

v. move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"

exploit, tap

v. draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

scramble

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

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overrun

v. run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"

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