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run over vs run out

run out vs run over

run over and run out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run over No No Yes No
run out No No Yes No
As verbs, run out is a hypernym of run over; that is, run out is a word with a broader meaning than run over:
  • run over: flow or run over (a limit or brim)
  • run out: flow, run or fall out and become lost
Other hypernyms of run over include spill.
run over (verb) run out (verb)
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
flow or run over (a limit or brim) 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 run over and run out

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