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run down in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. trace
    "We are running down a few tips"
    run down  check out 
  2. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
    "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
    poop out  peter out  run down  run out  conk out 
  3. deplete
    "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
    run down  exhaust  play out  sap  tire 
  4. examine hastily
    "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
    scan  skim  rake  glance over  run down 
  5. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    run down  run over 
  6. pursue until captured
    "They ran down the fugitive"
    run down 
  7. move downward
    "The water ran down"
    run down 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


run down in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (context/idiom/transitive) To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
  2. (verb) (context/idiom/transitive) To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
  3. (verb) (context/idiom/transitive) To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
  4. (verb) (context/idiom/transitive/intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
  5. (verb) (context/idiom/transitive) To read quickly a list or other short text.
  6. (verb) (context/idiom/UK/transitive)To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
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