1
[ verb ] use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

Synonyms

peter_out run_out conk_out poop_out

Examples

"At the end of the march, I pooped out"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

Occasionally , when he had an unusual flower that he wanted more of he did ; but pansy seeds , he told me , soon `` run_down '' .

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

I was ready to jump but when Ma said she 'd get the whisky it surprised him like it surprised me , and he ran_down .

Related terms

tire

2
[ verb ] trace

Synonyms

check_out

Examples

"We are running down a few tips"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

`` A_couple_of tips we 're running_down - nothing promising .

Related terms

pursue

3
[ verb ] move downward

Examples

"The water ran down"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Muffling an exclamation , Russ sprang to the nearest steps and ran_down .

Related terms

run

4
[ verb ] injure or kill by running over, as with a car

Synonyms

run_over

Used in print

(David Alexander, Bloodstain....)

When the Plymouth neared , it veered toward him and seemed about to run him down .

Related terms

injure

5
[ verb ] examine hastily

Synonyms

scan glance_over rake skim

Examples

"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

Used in print

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

Before midnight he speeded his heart , resumed normal breathing , ran_down his check_list , uncurled and sat_up .

Related terms

examine skim

6
[ verb ] deplete

Synonyms

sap exhaust use_up play_out tire

Examples

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

Related terms

consume drain play_out sapper

7
[ verb ] pursue until captured

Examples

: "They ran down the fugitive"

Related terms

chase

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Similar Spelling

rundown run-down Ruandan rain_down

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