(LOSE POWER) If a machine or device such as a clock or battery runs down, it loses power, or if you run it down, you cause this to happen:

If people run down an industry or an organization, they deliberately reduce its size or the amount of work that it does.

Definition of run down phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

• A lot of people feel run down in the winter months, when the days are short and there's very little sunlight. • Opposition leaders are accusing the government of running down the Health …

Dec 14, 2025 · (transitive) To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them. He was run down while crossing the main road. Whatever the company says, the media is going …

The meaning of RUNDOWN is an item-by-item report or review : summary. How to use rundown in a sentence.

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.

run•down (run′ doun′), n. a quick review or summary of main points of information, usually oral: This brief rundown of past events will bring you up to date.

/rən daʊn/ IPA guide Other forms: ran down; running down; runs down Definitions of run down verb injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle synonyms: run over

Synonyms for RUNNING DOWN: finding, learning, discovering, tracking (down), locating, hitting (on or upon), finding out, hunting (down or up); Antonyms of RUNNING DOWN: passing over, …