run down

run down
Synonyms and related words:
abandoned, ausgespielt, battered, beat-up, beaten up, belittle, blow, break down, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, broken-down, burn out, burned-out, cachectic, calm, calm down, cease, collapse, collide, crack up, cry down, debase, debilitated, decline, decrepit, decry, degrade, depreciate, derelict, derogate, derogate from, deserted, desolate, determine, detract from, devitalized, die, die down, dilapidated, diminish, dingy, disabled, disapprove of, discover, discredit, disgrace, disparage, dispraise, done, done up, down-at-heel, drained, droop, drooping, droopy, drop, dwindle, ebb, effete, emptied, enervated, enfeebled, eviscerated, exhausted, fade, fagged, fail, failing, faint, fainting, fall, fall aboard, fall away, fall off, far-gone, fatigue, fatigued, feeble, feeling faint, find, find out, flag, flagging, follow, follow a clue, follow up, footsore, forsaken, frail, frazzled, gasp, get, get tired, give out, go down, go downhill, go off, good and tired, grow weary, halt, head into, healthless, hit, hit a slump, hit and run, hit rock bottom, hit the skids, hold in contempt, hunt down, in poor health, in ruins, incapacitated, infirm, inundate, invalid, invent, jade, jaded, knock, laid low, languid, languish, languishing, lapse, locate, lose strength, lull, make little of, minimize, molder, moribund, nose, nose out, overflow, override, overrun, pacify, pale, pant, peak, peaked, peaky, peter out, pine, play out, played out, poop out, pooped, puff, puff and blow, put down, quiesce, quiet, quieten, ram, ramshackle, reach the depths, ready to drop, rediscover, reduced, reduced in health, reflect discredit upon, ride down, ride over, ride roughshod over, ruined, ruinous, run broadside on, run in, run into, run out, run over, run ragged, run to earth, sagging, sail into, sapped, seedy, shabby, shadow, shotten, sickly, sink, slide, slight, slip, slummy, slump, smell out, sniff out, soothe, speak ill of, spent, stalk, stop, strike, submit to indignity, subside, succumb, tacky, tail, tattered, tire, tired, tired-winged, toilworn, tottery, touch bottom, trace, trace down, track, track down, trail, trample, trample on, trample underfoot, trample upon, tranquilize, tread upon, tumbledown, uncared-for, unhealthy, unrefreshed, unrestored, unsound, untended, used up, valetudinarian, valetudinary, wane, waste, waste away, wasted, way-weary, wayworn, weak, weaken, weakened, weakly, wearied, weariful, weary, weary-footed, weary-laden, weary-winged, weary-worn, wheeze, wilt, wilting, with low resistance, wither, wither away, worn, worn-down, worn-out

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  • run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run-down — ˈrun down adjective PROPERTY a building or area that is run down is in very bad condition: • We have a contract to renovate five run down apartment buildings. * * * Ⅰ. run down UK US (also rundown) /ˌrʌnˈdaʊn/ adjective ► PROPERTY …   Financial and business terms

  • run|down — «RUHN DOWN», noun. Informal. an account; summary: »a rundown of the week s news. The speaker gave a brief rundown on his career. run down «adjective. RUHN DOWN; noun. RUHN DOWN», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. tired; sick: »If you are generally “run… …   Useful english dictionary

  • run-down — adj 1.) a building or area that is run down is in very bad condition ▪ a run down inner city area 2.) [not before noun] someone who is run down is tired and not healthy ▪ You look a bit run down …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • run-down — /run down /, adj. 1. fatigued; weary; exhausted. 2. in a state of poor health: He was in a run down condition from months of overwork. 3. in neglected condition; fallen into disrepair: a run down house. 4. (of a spring operated device) not… …   Universalium

  • run down — (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them. The… …   New idioms dictionary

  • run-down — 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 San Francisco is poor and run down …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • run down — (someone) to injure or kill someone with a vehicle. He s accused of running down two pedestrians while driving drunk. She tried to run us down! …   New idioms dictionary

  • run-down — [adj] shabby, in bad shape abandoned, beat up, below par, broken down, crumbling, debilitated, decrepit, derelict, deserted, desolate, dilapidated, dingy, dogeared*, down at the heel*, drained, enervated, exhausted, fatigued, forsaken, frowzy*,… …   New thesaurus

  • run 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 …   English terms dictionary

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