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RUN DOWN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does run down mean?

• RUN DOWN (verb)
The verb RUN DOWN has 7 senses:

1. trace
2. move downward
3. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
4. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
5. examine hastily
6. deplete
7. pursue until captured

Familiarity information: RUN DOWN used as a verb is common.

Dictionary entry details

• RUN DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Trace

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

run down; check out

Context example:

We are running down a few tips

Hypernyms (to "run down" is one way to...):

act on; follow up on; pursue (carry further or advance)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Move downward

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The water ran down

Hypernyms (to "run down" is one way to...):

course; feed; flow; run (move along, of liquids)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

run over; run down

Hypernyms (to "run down" is one way to...):

injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 4

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Meaning:

Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

poop out; conk out; peter out; run down; run out

Context example:

At the end of the march, I pooped out

Hypernyms (to "run down" is one way to...):

fatigue; jade; pall; tire; weary (get tired of something or somebody)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 5

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Meaning:

Examine hastily

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

glance over; scan; skim; rake; run down

Context example:

She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi

Hypernyms (to "run down" is one way to...):

examine; see (observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 6

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Meaning:

Deplete

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

play out; sap; exhaust; tire; run down

Context examples:

exhaust one's savings / We quickly played out our strength

Hypernyms (to "run down" is one way to...):

consume; deplete; eat; eat up; exhaust; run through; use up; wipe out (use up (resources or materials))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 7

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Meaning:

Pursue until captured

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

They ran down the fugitive

Hypernyms (to "run down" is one way to...):

chase; chase after; dog; give chase; go after; tag; tail; track; trail (go after with the intent to catch)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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