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  • 41run down —    A person who is run down is in poor physical condition.     She s completely run down from lack of proper food …

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  • 42run-down — adjective 1) a run down area Syn: dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, ruinous, in ruins, crumbling, beat up; neglected, uncared for, depressed, seedy, shabby, slummy, squalid, flea bitten; informal crummy 2) …

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  • 43run down — adjective 1) a run down area of London Syn: dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, crumbling, neglected, uncared for, slummy 2) she was feeling rather run down Syn: unwell, ill …

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  • 44run-down — UK / US adjective 1) so tired that you do not feel well Evie had been working too hard and was feeling run down. 2) in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs This area of Liverpool is poor and run down …

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  • 45run·down — /ˈrʌnˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs [count] 1 : a quick report about the main parts of something They gave us a rundown on/of the main points of the news. 2 Brit : a gradual reduction in the size of a business, activity, etc. a …

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  • 46run-down — adj. Run down is used with these nouns: ↑building, ↑estate, ↑neighbourhood, ↑shack, ↑shopping centre, ↑state, ↑tenement …

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  • 47run down — If you walk along a railroad track you may soon feel run down …

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  • 48ˌrun-ˈdown — adj 1) so tired that you do not feel well 2) in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs a run down hotel[/ex] …

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  • 49To run down — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …

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  • 50To run down — Run Run, v. t. 1. To cause to run (in the various senses of {Run}, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. [1913 Webster] 2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. [1913 Webster] To… …

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