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41hand-me-down — adj. 1. obtained or used after prior use by another person. Note: the term hand me down is often used of clothing previously worn by older family members. The term may also be used metaphorically of ideas. Syn: hand down, secondhand, used.… …
42run-down — [adj] shabby, in bad shape abandoned, beat up, below par, broken down, crumbling, debilitated, decrepit, derelict, deserted, desolate, dilapidated, dingy, dogeared*, down at the heel*, drained, enervated, exhausted, fatigued, forsaken, frowzy*,… …
43run-down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dilapidated, broken down, tumbledown; weakened, weary, debilitated, done up, used up, in a bad way. See deterioration. n., informal, narrative, description. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Exhausted] Syn …
44hand-me-down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. secondhand, castoff, discarded. See oldness. Ant., [brand] new. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. used, inherited, handed down; see old 2 , secondhand , worn 2 . n. Syn. secondhand article, discard, old… …
45wear down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become worn] Syn. wear out, get thin, get worn out; see decrease 1 , waste 3 . 2. [To make weary] Syn. exhaust, get the better of, reduce, beat; see defeat 1 , 3 , tire 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To diminish the …
46run-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) …
47run-down — adj 1. unhealthy, in poor health, sickly, peaked, with low resistance, languishing, on one s last legs; debilitated, valetudinarian, Inf. off one s feed, below par, not oneself, laid low, Sl. in a bad way, Inf. far gone; weakened, out of… …
48run 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 …
49leak down tester — The leak down tester is similar to a compression tester, except the engine does not need to be cranked over. Instead, the leak down tester pressurizes the cylinder and then measures the amount of cylinder pressure lost through worn piston rings.… …
50To be down at the heel — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …
