English verb: run down | |||
1. | run down (social) trace | ||
Samples | We are running down a few tips. | ||
Synonyms | check out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act on, follow up on, pursue | ||
2. | run down (motion) move downward | ||
Samples | The water ran down. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
3. | run down (body) injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle | ||
Synonyms | run over | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | injure, wound | ||
4. | run down (body) use up all one's strength and energy and stop working | ||
Samples | At the end of the march, I pooped out. | ||
Synonyms | conk out, peter out, poop out, run out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
5. | run down (perception) examine hastily | ||
Samples | She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi. | ||
Synonyms | glance over, rake, scan, skim | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | examine, see | ||
6. | run down (possession) deplete | ||
Samples | Exhaust one's savings. We quickly played out our strength. | ||
Synonyms | exhaust, play out, sap, tire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | ||
Verb group | play out | ||
7. | run down (motion) pursue until captured | ||
Samples | They ran down the fugitive. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail | ||