run down a battery

  • 11run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …

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  • 12run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… …

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  • 13run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when …

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  • 14run */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… …

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  • 15Battery (electricity) — For other uses, see Battery (disambiguation). Various cells and batteries (top left to bottom right): two AA, one D, one handheld ham radio battery, two 9 volt (PP3), two AAA, one C, one …

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  • 16ˌrun (sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb if something such as a machine runs down, or if you run it down, it gradually stops working because it is losing power Switch your headlights off, or you ll run the battery down.[/ex] …

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  • 17History of the battery — could only function in a certain orientation. Many used glass jars to hold their components, which made them fragile. These practical flaws made them unsuitable for portable appliances. Near the end of the 19th century, the invention of dry cell… …

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  • 18Torchy the Battery Boy — Infobox television show name = Torchy the Battery Boy format = Children s Adventure runtime = 15 minutes creator = Roberta Leigh starring = Kenneth Connor Jill Raymond Olwyn Griffiths Patricia Somerset country = UK network = ITV first aired =… …

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  • 19to go down the drain — drained drained adj. having lost much energy or emotion from vigorous activity; of people; as, the day s events left her completely drained of strength. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having resources completely depleted. Syn: depleted. [WordNet 1.5] 3. having …

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  • 20First Battle of Bull Run — (First Manassas) Part of the American Civil War Fi …

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