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noun(run-down)an item-by-item report or review : summary
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noun(run-down)a play in baseball in which a base runner who is caught off base is chased by two or more opposing players who throw the ball from one to another in an attempt to tag the runner out
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adjective(run-down)being in poor repair : dilapidated
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adjective(run-down)worn-out, exhausted
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adjective(run-down)completely unwound
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verb(run-down)to collide with and knock down
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verb(run-down)to run against and cause to sink
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verb(run-down)to chase to exhaustion or until captured
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idiom(run-down)to make someone feel very thrilled, frightened, etc.
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idiom(run-down)to quickly read or look at (something, such as a list)