[ˈrʌnaʊt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the dismissal of a batter by being run out
(e.g: TV assistance for umpires in run-outs and stumpings)

- a short session of play, practice, or participation in sporting competition, especially at the beginning of a season or after a period of absence due to injury
(e.g: a mid-morning run-out, going over all the moves)

- a slight error in a rotating tool, machine component, etc. such as being off-centre or not exactly round
(e.g: slight run-out in your drill can make the holes oversized)

- a length of time or stretch of ground over which something gradually ceases or is brought to an end or a halt
(e.g: the commission recommended abolition after a run-out of ten years)


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