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31run-down — adj (stress on run ) In poor health or condition; weak or needing much work. Grandma caught a cold because she was very run down from loss of sleep. The houses near the center of the city get more run down every year …
32run-down — adjective 1. worn and broken down by hard use (Freq. 1) 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 • Syn: ↑ …
33run down — phr verb Run down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑battery, ↑chill, ↑corridor, ↑perspiration, ↑sweat, ↑tear Run down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ball, ↑flight, ↑industry, ↑stair, ↑ …
34run down — A person who is run down is in poor physical condition. She s completely run down from lack of proper food …
35run-down — adjective 1) a run down area Syn: dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, ruinous, in ruins, crumbling, beat up; neglected, uncared for, depressed, seedy, shabby, slummy, squalid, flea bitten; informal crummy 2) …
36run down — adjective 1) a run down area of London Syn: dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, crumbling, neglected, uncared for, slummy 2) she was feeling rather run down Syn: unwell, ill …
37run-down — UK / US adjective 1) so tired that you do not feel well Evie had been working too hard and was feeling run down. 2) in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs This area of Liverpool is poor and run down …
38run·down — /ˈrʌnˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs [count] 1 : a quick report about the main parts of something They gave us a rundown on/of the main points of the news. 2 Brit : a gradual reduction in the size of a business, activity, etc. a …
39run-down — adj. Run down is used with these nouns: ↑building, ↑estate, ↑neighbourhood, ↑shack, ↑shopping centre, ↑state, ↑tenement …
40run down — If you walk along a railroad track you may soon feel run down …
