phrasal verb

Run down

Rank #1713Letter RInseparable

2Sections

Hit a pedestrian with a vehicle

Meanings

  • Hit a pedestrian with a vehicle (separable [optional], International English)
  • Lose energy or power (separable [optional], International English)
  • Criticise, disparage (separable [obligatory], International English)
  • Find the source or origin of something (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • I RUN DOWN an old friend.
  • You'll RUN DOWN problems.
  • The car RUN DOWN a tree.

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