pointing to <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> or near <span class="searchmatch">empty</span>, likely to stop running in the very near future. <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> (third-person singular simple present runs <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span>, present...
ran <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> simple past of <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span>...
running <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> present participle and gerund of <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span>...
runs <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> third-person singular simple present indicative of <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span>...
past participle run <span class="searchmatch">on</span> fumes) (automotive) To operate a vehicle that is low <span class="searchmatch">on</span> fuel. Coordinate term: <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> We were running <span class="searchmatch">on</span> fumes by the time...
steam, past participle <span class="searchmatch">run</span> out of steam) (idiomatic) To <span class="searchmatch">run</span> out of energy or motivation. Near-synonyms: <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> fumes, <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> After climbing six flights...
noise <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> canvas <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> chair <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> coaching stock <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> constructor <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> function <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> graph <span class="searchmatch">empty</span>-handed <span class="searchmatch">empty</span>-headed <span class="searchmatch">empty</span>-hoofed emptyish <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> leaf...
<span class="searchmatch">run</span> off at the mouth <span class="searchmatch">run</span> off <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">run</span> off one's mouth <span class="searchmatch">run</span> off the tongue <span class="searchmatch">run</span> off with <span class="searchmatch">run</span> of the mill <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">run</span> <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">empty</span> <span class="searchmatch">run</span> one <span class="searchmatch">on</span> <span class="searchmatch">run</span> one's face <span class="searchmatch">run</span>...
See also: runaround and <span class="searchmatch">run</span>-around <span class="searchmatch">run</span> around (third-person singular simple present runs around, present participle running around, simple past ran around...
(nautical) To become entangled in; to <span class="searchmatch">run</span> aground <span class="searchmatch">on</span>. (idiomatic) To contravene. When quoting others, take care not to <span class="searchmatch">run</span> afoul of copyright rules. 2019 January...