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runout

/ˈɹʌnaʊt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Something that has been run out.
  2. 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.
  3. A relatively flat portion at the end of a ski run to slow down, or to connect trails.
  4. 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 bidders in order to convince legitimate buyers to purchase worthless articles.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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