| runout (def. 1b). |
[ruhn-out] 
| 1. | Machinery.
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| 2. | the merging of a curved surface into another surface. |
| 3. | an act or instance of running away so as to evade, abandon, or avoid something. |
| 4. | a person who runs away so as to avoid payment or duty. |
| 5. | an act or instance of expiring or becoming depleted: the runout of a union contract; a runout in office supplies. |
| 6. | uneven wear on the outer edges of a tire or on the rim of a wheel. |
