- run something out
- run something out of something & run something out†to drive or steer something out of something or some place. •
The cowboys ran the cattle out of the corral.
•They ran out the cattle.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
run something out
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run something off — 1 would you run off that list for me?: COPY, photocopy, xerox, duplicate, print, produce, do. 2 run off some of the excess water: DRAIN, bleed, draw off … Useful english dictionary
run something off — 1) would you run off that list for me? Syn: copy, photocopy, xerox, duplicate, print, reproduce 2) run off some of the excess water Syn: drain, bleed, draw off, pump out … Thesaurus of popular words
run something down — 1 she finally ran a copy of the book down: FIND, discover, locate, track down, trace, unearth. 2 employers ran down their workforces gradually: REDUCE, cut back on, downsize, decrease … Useful english dictionary
sniff something out — (informal) DETECT, find, discover, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, run to earth/ground. → sniff … Useful english dictionary
phase something out — WITHDRAW GRADUALLY, discontinue, stop using, run down, wind down. → phase * * * ˌphase sthˈout derived to stop using sth gradually in stages over a period of time • Subsidies to farmers will be phased out by next year. Main entry: ↑phasederived … Useful english dictionary
chase something out — ˌchase sb/sthaˈway, ˈoff, ˈout, etc. derived to force sb/sth to run away • Chase the cat out we don t want her in the kitchen. • This particular fish chases off any other fish that enters its territory. Main entry: ↑chasederived … Useful english dictionary
phase something out — Syn: withdraw (gradually), discontinue, stop using, run down, wind down … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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 to D … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 to D … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 to D … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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