run+down
11run down — ► run down 1) knoc k down with a vehicle. 2) criticize unfairly or unkindly. 3) reduce or become reduced in size or resources. 4) lose or cause to lose power; stop functioning. 5) gradually deteriorate. Main Entry: ↑run …
12run down — (something) to use the power that makes something work. We left the car lights on and ran down the battery. I wound up the toy dog and watched it jump until it ran down …
13run-down — [run′doun′] adj. 1. not wound and therefore not running, as a spring operated clock 2. in poor physical condition, as from overwork; debilitated 3. fallen into disrepair; dilapidated …
14run down — index brutalize, decrease, defame, degenerate, denigrate, deplete, depreciate, derogate, diminish …
15run-down — run′ down′ adj. 1) fatigued; exhausted 2) pat in poor health 3) in neglected or dilapidated condition 4) (of a clock, watch, etc.) not running because it is unwound • Etymology: 1675–85 …
16run down — [v] ridicule belittle, criticize, decry, defame, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, disparage, dispraise, downcry, knock*, make fun of, opprobriate, revile, speak ill of, vilify; concepts 52,54 Ant. praise …
17run down — phrasal verb Word forms run down : present tense I/you/we/they run down he/she/it runs down present participle running down past tense ran down past participle run down 1) [transitive] to hit someone with your car and injure or kill them be/get… …
18run-down — (The spelling rundown is also used. The adjective is pronounced [[t]rʌ̱n da͟ʊn[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]rʌ̱n daʊn[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone is run down, they are tired or slightly ill. [INFORMAL] When 23 year old… …
19run down — UK US run down Phrasal Verb with run({{}}/rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run) ► to gradually end an organization s, industry s, etc. operations: be run down »The country s nuclear industry is being run down. run sth down »The president had promised to… …
20run down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you run people or things down, you criticize them strongly. [V n P] He last night denounced the British genius for running ourselves down . [V P n (not pron)] ...that chap who was running down state schools. Syn …
