Definition of run down - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Verb

trace; "We are running down a few tips"

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move downward; "The water ran down"

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injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle

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use up all one''s strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

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examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

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

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pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"

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Synonyms

check out conk out exhaust glance over peter out play out poop out rake run out run over sap scan skim tire

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More General Terms

act on chase chase after consume course deplete dog eat eat up examine exhaust fatigue feed flow follow up on give chase go after injure jade pall pursue run run through see tag tail tire track trail use up weary wipe out wound

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