What is the meaning of run down?

verb

  • Trace.
    • usage: "We are running down a few tips"
  • Move downward.
    • usage: "The water ran down"
  • Injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle.
  • Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working.
    • usage: "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
  • Examine hastily.
    • usage: "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
  • Deplete.
    • usage: "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
  • Pursue until captured.
    • usage: "They ran down the fugitive"
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APAWordNet. (2010). run down. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/run_down/definitions/1307775
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