cease vs run out

run out vs cease

cease is a noun but run out is not a noun.

cease and run out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cease	Yes	No	Yes	No
run out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, run out is a hyponym of cease; that is, run out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cease:

cease: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
run out: become used up; be exhausted

Other hyponyms of cease include pass away, lapse, cut out, go out, adjourn, break up, recess, disappear, vanish, climax, culminate, go, run low, run short, disappear, go away, vanish, close, conclude, come out, turn out, discontinue, break.

cease (noun)	run out (noun)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

cease (verb)	run out (verb)
put an end to a state or an activity	use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical	prove insufficient
	exhaust the supply of
	become used up; be exhausted
	flow, run or fall out and become lost
	flow off gradually
	leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
	lose validity

Difference between cease and run out

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