â phrasal verb with run uk / rÊn / us verb running, ran, run âº to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left: run out of sth We are about to run out of paper and toner. The order for more forms should be placed before we run out. âº if a supply of something runs out, all of it has been used or it is completely finished:
muzzle. 1  the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc. 2  the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose. 3  a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.
Recoil is also a noun. His reaction was as much of a rebuff as a physical recoil. ...his small body jerking in recoil from the volume of his shouting. 2. verb. If you recoil from doing something or recoil at the idea of something, you refuse to do it or accept it because you dislike it so much. People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt. [VERB + from] She recoiled at the number of young girls who had to live by selling their bodies.