run down

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Synonyms: rub down, run-down, rundown, gun down, ran down, runs down, cut down, put down, sundown, turn down, hunt down

Antonyms: rub down, run-down, rundown, gun down, ran down, runs down, cut down, put down, sundown, turn down, hunt down

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[criticize]] someone or an organisation, often [[unfairly]].
3. {{senseid|en|find after a long search}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[find]] something or someone after [[search]]ing for a [[long]] time.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To lose [[power]] slowly. Used for a [[machine]], [[battery]], or other powered device.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To read quickly a list or other short text.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To describe in the form of a [[rundown]], a rough outline or summary.
7. {{lb|en|British|transitive}} To [[reduce]] the size or [[stock]] levels of a business, often with a view to [[closure]].
8. To decline in quality or condition.
9. {{lb|en|hunting}} To [[chase]] till the object pursued is [[capture]]d or [[exhausted]].
10. {{lb|en|nautical|transitive}} To run against and [[sink]], as a vessel.
11. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[crush]]; to [[overthrow]]; to [[overbear]].
12. {{lb|en|transitive|slang|AAVE}} To approach (someone, thing or place) aggressively, as to attack.

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