 run_down |
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| 1. | [ verb ] use up all one's strength and energy and stop working | |
| Synonyms: | peter_out run_out conk_out poop_out | |
| Examples: | "At the end of the march, I pooped out" |
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| Related terms: | tire | |
| 2. | [ verb ] trace | |
| Synonyms: | check_out | |
| Examples: | "We are running down a few tips" |
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| Related terms: | pursue | |
| 3. | [ verb ] move downward | |
| Examples: | "The water ran down" |
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| Related terms: | run | |
| 4. | [ verb ] injure or kill by running over, as with a car | |
| Synonyms: | run_over | |
| Related terms: | injure | |
| 5. | [ verb ] examine hastily | |
| Synonyms: | scan glance_over rake skim | |
| Examples: | "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" |
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| Related terms: | examine skim | |
| 6. | [ verb ] deplete | |
| Synonyms: | sap exhaust use_up play_out tire | |
| Examples: | "exhaust one's savings" "We quickly played out our strength" |
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| Related terms: | consume drain play_out sapper | |
| 7. | [ verb ] pursue until captured | |
| Examples: | : "They ran down the fugitive" |
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| Related terms: | chase | |
| Similar spelling: |
rundown run-down Ruandan rain_down |
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