runout
/ˈɹʌnaʊt/ · noun
Meaning
- Something that has been run out.
- A run out, a running out. The method of getting out in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball.
- A relatively flat portion at the end of a ski run to slow down, or to connect trails.
- Slowing down at the end of a ski run, skiing on a runout.
- The end portion of the groove of a phonographic record, after the recorded sound.
- A supposed auction employing shill bidders in order to convince legitimate buyers to purchase worthless articles.
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