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What's The Definition Of Run-down?
[adj] having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"
[adj] worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [v] use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" [v] injure or kill by running over, as with a car [v] pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive" [v] move downward; "The water ran down" [v] examine hastily [v] deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [v] trace; "We are running down a few tips" Synonyms | Synonyms for Run-down: check out | conk out | creaky | decrepit | exhaust | flea-bitten | glance over | malfunctioning | nonfunctional | peter out | play out | poop out | rake | run out | run over | sap | scan | skim | tire | woebegone | worn Related Terms | Find terms related to Run-down: See Also | act on | chase | chase after | consume | course | deplete | dog | eat | eat up | examine | fatigue | flow | follow up on | go after | injure | jade | pall | pursue | run | run through | see | tag | tail | tire | track | trail | use up | weary | wipe out | wound |
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