run down
• (of a vehicle) hit a person or animal and knock them to the ground.
• "the boy was run down by joyriders"
Similar:
run over,
knock down,
knock over,
knock to the ground,
hit,
strike,
• criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly.
• "you mustn't keep running yourself down"
Similar:
criticize,
denigrate,
belittle,
disparage,
deprecate,
speak badly off,
speak ill of,
find fault with,
revile,
vilify,
put down,
knock,
bad-mouth,
have a go at,
rubbish,
slag off,
derogate,
asperse,
• discover someone or something after a search.
• "she finally ran the professor down"
• become reduced in size, numbers, or resources.
• "hardwood stocks in some countries are rapidly running down"
Similar:
reduce,
cut back on,
cut,
downsize,
decrease,
pare down,
trim,
phase out,
wind down,
wind up,
rundown
noun
• an analysis or summary of something by a knowledgeable person.
• "he gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition"
Similar:
analysis,
review,
overview,
briefing,
brief,
sketch,
thumbnail sketch,
outline,
rough idea,
summary,
résumé,
synopsis,
precis,
recapitulation,
run-through,
summarization,
summation,
tour d'horizon,
low-down,
recap,
conspectus,
summa,
• a reduction in the productivity or activities of a company or institution.
• "a rundown in the business would be a devastating blow to the local economy"
rundown
adjective
• (especially of a building or area) in a poor or neglected state after having been prosperous.
• "a run-down Edwardian villa"
• tired and rather unwell, especially through overwork.
• "she felt tired and generally run-down"
Similar:
unwell,
ill,
poorly,
out of sorts,
unhealthy,
peaky,
not oneself,
below par,
in bad shape,
tired,
debilitated,
drained,
exhausted,
fatigued,
enervated,
weak,
worn out,
washed out,
off,
off colour,
under the weather,
crummy,
not (feeling) up to snuff,
ropy,
knackered,
wabbit,
crook,
seedy,
queer,
peaked,
peakish,
crappy,
