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run out vs overflow

overflow vs run out

run out is not a noun while overflow is a noun.

run out and overflow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run out No No Yes No
overflow Yes No Yes No
As verbs, overflow is a hyponym of run out; that is, overflow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than run out:
  • run out: flow, run or fall out and become lost
  • overflow: flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Other hyponyms of run out include brim over, overrun, run over, well over.
run out (noun) overflow (noun)
a large flow
the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
run out (verb) overflow (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working overflow with a certain feeling
prove insufficient flow or run over (a limit or brim)
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 run out and overflow

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