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run out vs run through

run through vs run out

run out and run through both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run out No No Yes No
run through No No Yes No
As verbs, run through is a hypernym of run out; that is, run through is a word with a broader meaning than run out:
  • run out: exhaust the supply of
  • run through: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of run out include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, use, use up, wipe out.
run out (verb) run through (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working use up (resources or materials)
prove insufficient apply thoroughly; think through
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 run through

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