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Definition: Meaning of, run down in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rʌn daʊn /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
run down ran down run down
Present Participle Third Person Singular
running down runs down
  1. [transitive] to hit someone with your car and injure or kill them
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  2. [transitive] to criticize someone, especially in an unfair way
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  3. [intransitive/transitive] if something such as a machine or clock runs down, or if you run it down, it gradually stops working because it has no power
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  4. [intransitive/transitive] British English if a business or organization runs down, or if someone runs it down, it gradually becomes smaller
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  5. [transitive] run down something to quickly read everything on a list
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  6. run someone down to find someone after searching for them for a long time
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