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What does run down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word run down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
  2. (transitive) To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
  3. (transitive) To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
  4. (transitive, intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
  5. (transitive) To read quickly a list or other short text.
  6. (Britain, transitive) To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
  7. To decline in condition.
  8. (hunting) To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted.
  9. (nautical) To run against and sink, as a vessel.
  10. To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.
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