Definitions for run down
run down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegoneadjective

   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"

2. run-downverb

   having the spring unwound

   "a run-down watch"

3. run down, check outverb

   trace

   "We are running down a few tips"

4. run downverb

   move downward

   "The water ran down"

5. run down, run oververb

   injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle

6. poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk outverb

   use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

   "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

7. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run downverb

   examine hastily

   "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

8. run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tireverb

   deplete

   "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

9. run downverb

   pursue until captured

   "They ran down the fugitive"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. run downverb

   To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.

2. run downverb

   To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.

3. run downverb

   To find something or someone after searching for a long time.

4. run downverb

   To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.

5. run downverb

   To read quickly a list or other short text.

6. run downverb

   To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.

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1. Run down

   Run down, also referred to as rundown, run dun, rondón, fling-me-far, and fling mi for, is a stew dish in Jamaican cuisine and Tobago cuisine. The traditional Jamaican dish is eaten in several Latin American countries that share a coast with the Caribbean Sea. It consists of a soup made up of reduced coconut milk, with different types of seafood (fish, crabs, small lobsters or shellfish), plantain, yam, tomato, onion, and seasonings. Mackerel and salted mackerel are often used in the dish. Other fish are also used, including locally caught fish, cod, salt cod, shad, other oily fish, red snapper, swordfish, pickled fish, bull pizzle, and cassava. Traditionally, the dish is served with side dishes of dumplings or baked breadfruit.Run down is typically available in Jamaican restaurants, and is also a traditional Jamaican breakfast dish. It is a common dish in the Antilles, insular Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Venezuela, also.

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1. run down

   "Run down" is a phrase with multiple meanings based on context: 1. In general, it commonly refers to describing or summarizing details or information about a particular topic, often used as "give a rundown." 2. In terms of health or condition, it refers to being in a state of physical or mental exhaustion, fatigue, or poor health. 3. When referring to places or things, "run down" means to be in a state of dilapidation, disrepair, or neglect. 4. It can also mean to physically collide with or strike someone or something, often with a vehicle. It can also mean to pursue or track someone or something until caught or found.

Matched Categories

1. • Chase
   • Deplete
   • Examine
   • Pursue
   • Run
   • Tire

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of run down in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of run down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of run down in a Sentence

1. George Papadopoulos:

   California's 25th congressional district is wide open for the taking. Someone has to step up. I love my state too much to see it run down by candidates like Democratic Rep. Katie Hill, all talk, no action, and a bunch of sell outs.

2. Jonathan Cunliffe:

   12 million people out of the total population of 26 million need food assistance now and this number will continue to increase, there is no doubt food stocks have been run down. In Aden there is virtually nothing left. Wheat prices have quadrupled across the country. There is no purchasing power.

3. Mike Pence:

   They're trying to run down this president because they know they can't run against our record.

4. Captain Prado:

   Che Guevara presented a pitiful figure, dirty, smelly and run-down, che Guevara ’d been on the run for months. Che Guevara hair was long, messy and matted, and Che Guevara beard bushy.

5. Donald Trump:

   Just recently, a young 18-year-old man from North Dakota … was targeted and killed, run down in cold blood with an SUV by a radical left maniac, this guy ran him down and not one mainstream media network has even mentioned this horrible crime. Think of it now. Think of it the other way. Think of it the other way. Supposing a mad person ran down somebody on the other side, it would be the biggest story you've ever seen. It's a disgrace.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=run down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Run_Down
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_Down
4. ^ ChatGPT
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