RUN DOWN
\ɹˈʌn dˈa͡ʊn], \ɹˈʌn dˈaʊn], \ɹ_ˈʌ_n d_ˈaʊ_n]\
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use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
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deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
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having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"
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pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"
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injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
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examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
By Princeton University
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use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
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deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
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having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"
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pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd