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run through vs run out

run out vs run through

run through and run out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run through No No Yes No
run out No No Yes No
As verbs, run out is a hyponym of run through; that is, run out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than run through:
  • run through: use up (resources or materials)
  • run out: exhaust the supply of
run through (verb) run out (verb)
use up (resources or materials) use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
apply thoroughly; think through 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 through and run out

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