run-down

1.  Stop because of lack of power or force, as in The alarm clock finally ran down. [Mid-1700s]
2.  Make or be tired, cause to decline or be declined in health or vigor, as in His long illness ran him down, leaving him with no energy, or After that huge assignment his strength ran down. [First half of 1800s]
3.  Collide with and knock over, as in The speeding motorist ran down a pedestrian. [Second half of 1500s]
4.  Chase and capture, as in Police detectives ran down the suspects. [Second half of 1600s]
5.  Trace the source of, as in She ran down all the references at the library.
6.  Disparage, as in Don't run him down, he's a talented actor. [Second half of 1600s] Also see put down, def. 4.
7.  Also, run one's eyes over. Look over, review, as in Let's run down the membership list again and see if we can pick a delegate, or She ran her eyes over the crowd, looking for her husband.
8.  In baseball, tag out a runner between bases, as in We might have won but in the last inning they ran down two of our runners.

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v

Definition: ridicule
Antonyms: praise

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: worn and broken down by hard use
  Synonyms: creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, woebegone

Meaning #2: having the spring unwound

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - slidt, udkørt, ramponeret, forfalden

Français (French)
adj. - fatigué, à plat, délabré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heruntergekommen, erschöpft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ρημαγμένος, ερειπωμένος, σαραβαλιασμένος, ξεθεωμένος, τσακισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
malandato, esausto, diroccato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - em ruínas, quebrado

Русский (Russian)
изнеможенный, полуразвалившийся, все данные

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agotado, parado, sin cuerda, descargado, ruinoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nergången, överansträngd, förfallen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
荒芜的, 生病的, 疲惫的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 荒蕪的, 生病的, 疲憊的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 건강을 해친, 지친, 황폐한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 健康を害した, 病気の, ぜんまいが解けた, くたびれた

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוזנח, במצב רע, עייף, שחוק, מתמוטט, מושבת, סיכום, הקטנת מספרים, ניתוח מפורט, מוחלש‬

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