Definitions for run down

Definitions for (verb) run down

Main entry: run down, run out, peter out, conk out, poop out

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

Usage: At the end of the march, I pooped out


Main entry: run down, run over

Definition: injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle


Main entry: run down

Definition: pursue until captured

Usage: They ran down the fugitive


Main entry: run down

Definition: move downward

Usage: The water ran down


Main entry: glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim

Definition: examine hastily

Usage: She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi


Main entry: play out, exhaust, run down, sap, tire

Definition: deplete

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


Main entry: run down, check out

Definition: trace

Usage: We are running down a few tips


Visual thesaurus for run down