Definition of ran out of steam

run out of steam

verb

• to become too tired to finish.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• to stop working.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
a grain of *ssault	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
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Other terms relating to 'out':
all blowed out	Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched.
amped-out	Definitions include: fatigued after amphetamine use.
as all get-out	Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
ask (one) out	Definitions include: to ask a person on a date.
*ss out	Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed".
back one out	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
bail out	Definitions include: to get someone out of jail by posting bail.
bait out	Definitions include: to tell on someone; "snitch".
bake-out	Definitions include: a session of getting baked (i.e. high from marijuana.)
ball out	Definitions include: to leave.
balls out	Definitions include: See also balls to the wall.
bang out	Definitions include: to hit or cause bodily injury.
beast out	Definitions include: to study to excess or to be over-competitive in school-work.
beat (one's) brains out	Definitions include: to beat severely.
beat seven shades of sh*t out of	Definitions include: to beat severely.
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Other terms relating to 'run':
beer run	Definitions include: shoplifting beer by grab and run tactics.
crazier than a run-over dog	Definitions include: very crazy.
cut and run	Definitions include: to separate one's self from something, and then run away.
dry run	Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action.
E and R	Definitions include: An acronym for eat and run.
eat and run	Definitions include: To eat a meal at a restaurant and leave without paying.
f*ck me running	Definitions include: To express extreme exasperation, shock, or dismay.
Give you a running fit	Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion.
hit a home run	Definitions include: see home run.
home run	Definitions include: In the "sexual contact as baseball achievement" metaphor, means sexual intercourse.
long run, the	Definitions include: the future.
run	Definitions include: to leave or go.
run a batch	Definitions include: male masturbation
run amuk	Definitions include: to operate in a way that is most displeasing to the reasonable person's point of view.
run around	Definitions include: to cheat on one's significant other.
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Other terms relating to 'steam':
beaver steam	Definitions include: vaginal moisture.
blow off some steam	Definitions include: to get rid of aggression or anger.
blow off steam	Definitions include: to do something to get rid of negative emotions.
Cleveland Steamer	Definitions include: the act of defecating on a person's chest.
full steam ahead	Definitions include: to proceed in full.
pick up steam	Definitions include: to grow in strength, speed, severity, etc.
squeeze a steamer	Definitions include: to defecate.
squeeze out a Cleveland steamer	Definitions include: to defecate.
stanley steamer	Definitions include: feces.
steam	Definitions include: to be angry.
steamed	Definitions include: angry.
steamed up	Definitions include: angry.
steamer	Definitions include: feces; "turd".
steaming	Definitions include: very drunk.
steaming chilidog	Definitions include: a vulgar, made up sexual move.
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