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■ run outA v. i. + avv.1 esaurirsi; (elettr.) scaricarsi; finire: Time is running out, sta finendo il tempo; Drinking water was running out, si stava esaurendo l'acqua potabile; My patience has run out, la mia pazienza si è esaurita; The battery has run out, la batteria si è scaricata3 essere rimasto senza: I went to the baker's for some bread, but they had run out, sono andato in panetteria a comprare del pane, ma erano rimasti senzaB v. t. + avv.( cricket) eliminare (un battitore in corsa tra i due «wicket») colpendo il suo «wicket» con la palla ( cioè, ‘abbattendolo’) □ ( sport USA, Austral.) to run out the clock, tenere il pallone; fare melina (fam.).
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