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Run down
Meaning
Verb
●
To
hit
someone with a
car
or other
vehicle
and
injure
or
kill
them.
●
To
criticize
someone or an
organisation
, often unfairly.
●
To find something or someone after
searching
for a long time.
●
To
lose
power
slowly
. Used for a
machine
,
battery
, or other
powered
device.
●
To
read
quickly
a list
or other
short
text.
●
To
describe
in the form of a
rundown
, a
rough
outline
or summary.
●
In British English:
To reduce the
size
or
stock
levels of a business, often
with a view to
closure.
●
To
decline
in quality or condition.
●
In Hunting:
To
chase
till the
object
pursued
is
captured
or exhausted.
●
In Nautical:
To
run
against and
sink
, as a vessel.
●
To
crush
; to
overthrow
; to overbear.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Demean
Berate
Run Over
Knock Down
Put Down
Track Down
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