runout

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Synonyms: run out, rubout, run-out

Antonyms: run out, rubout, run-out

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Noun

1. Something that has been [[run out]].
2. {{lb|en|cricket}} The method of getting out (dismissed from play) in which a [[batsman]], in making a run, has not reached the [[popping crease]] when a [[fielder]] breaks his [[wicket]] with the [[ball]].
3. {{lb|en|skiing}} A relatively flat portion at the end of a [[ski run]] to slow down, or to connect trails.
4. {{lb|en|skiing}} Slowing down at the end of a [[ski run]], skiing on a runout.
5. The end portion of the [[groove]] of a [[phonographic]] [[record]], after the recorded sound.
6. A supposed [[auction]] employing [[shill]] [[bidder]]s in order to convince legitimate buyers to purchase worthless articles.
7. {{lb|en|mechanical engineering}} Deviation of the axis of rotation of a rotating object (especially a [[milling cutter]] or [[workpiece]]) relative to that object's centerline; the specific amount of deviation.
8. A sudden [[tension]] between two [[couple]]d [[railcar]]s when the fore one is moving faster than the hinder one.

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