RUN-DOWN

Meaning of RUN-DOWN in English

adj. (stress on "run") In poor health or condition; weak or needing much work. Grandma caught a cold because she was very run-down from loss of sleep. The houses near the center of the city get more run-down every year.

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RUN DOWN — verb Date: circa 1578 transitive verb 1. to collide with and knock down, to run against and cause to sink, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUN-DOWN — adjective Date: circa 1821 worn-out , exhausted, completely unwound, being in poor repair ; dilapidated
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUN-DOWN — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from run down, past participle of run down 1. : in poor repair : dilapidated rehabilitation of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUN DOWN — transitive verb 1. a. : to collide with and knock down (as with an automobile) ran down an old man …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUN-DOWN — /run"down"/ , adj. 1. fatigued; weary; exhausted. 2. in a state of poor health: He was in a run-down condition …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUN DOWN — dilapidated, ramshackle; exhausted, weakened
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RUN DOWN — criticize; run over, hit with a vehicle; chase and capture; become exhausted; make less valuable
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RUN DOWN — Date: circa 1578 transitive verb 1. a. : to collide with and knock down b. : to run against and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUN-DOWN — adjective Date: circa 1821 1. : worn-out , exhausted 2. : completely unwound 3. : being in poor repair : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUN-DOWN — Pronunciation: ' r ə n- ' dau ̇ n Function: adjective Date: circa 1821 1 : WORN-OUT , EXHAUSTED 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RUN DOWN — Function: transitive verb Date: circa 1578 1 a : to collide with and knock down b : to run against …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RUN DOWN — reduce or become reduced in size or resources. → run
Concise Oxford English vocab
RUN-DOWN — [run-down] adj (1866) 1: worn-out, exhausted 2: completely unwound 3: being in poor repair: dilapidated
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUN DOWN — [run down] vt (ca. 1578) 1 a: to collide with and knock down b: to run against and cause to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUN-DOWN — run-down adjective BrE AmE ˌrʌn ˈdaʊn ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RUN-DOWN — adjective 1. ( of a building or place ) in very bad condition; that has not been taken care of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN DOWN — 1. to lose power or stop working : The battery has run down. 2. to gradually stop functioning or become …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN-DOWN — ˌrun-ˈdown BrE AmE adjective 1 . a building or area that is run-down is in very bad condition: a run-down …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUN DOWN — run down phrasal verb ( see also ↑ run ) 1 . run somebody/something ↔ down to drive into a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUN-DOWN — The adjective is pronounced /rʌn daʊn/. The noun is pronounced /rʌn daʊn/. also rundown 1. If someone is run-down , …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN DOWN — 1. If you run people or things down , you criticize them strongly. He last night denounced the British ‘genius …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN DOWN — 1. If you run people or things down, you criticize them strongly. He last night denounced the British ‘genius for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RUN-DOWN — also rundown 1. If someone is ~, they are tired or slightly ill. (INFORMAL) ...times when you are feeling tired …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RUN-DOWN — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ He made a fortune buying run-down houses and fixing them up to sell. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUN DOWN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUN-DOWN — {adj.} (stress on "run") In poor health or condition; weak or needing much work. * /Grandma caught a cold because …
Slang English vocab
RUN DOWN — {v.} (stress on "down") 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast …
Slang English vocab
RUN-DOWN — Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SHABBY 1, broken-down, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, seedy, tacky, tagrag, tattered, tired 2 Synonyms: NEGLECTED , uncared-for, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RUN DOWN — Function: verb Synonyms: DECRY 2, belittle, depreciate, derogate, detract (from), diminish, disparage, dispraise, downcry, opprobriate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RUN DOWN — 1. Catch by chasing, chase to weariness. 2. Run against and sink. 3. Crush, overthrow, overbear, overwhelm. 4. Decry, disparage, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
RUN-DOWN — adjective 1. Synonyms: shabby 1, broken-down, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, seedy, tacky, tagrag, tattered, tired 2. Synonyms: neglected , uncared-for, untended …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUN DOWN — verb Synonyms: decry 2, belittle, depreciate, derogate, detract (from), diminish, disparage, dispraise, downcry, opprobriate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUN-DOWN — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RUN DOWN — phr verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RUN-DOWN — adj. Run-down is used with these nouns: ↑ building , ↑ estate , ↑ neighbourhood , ↑ shack , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RUN DOWN — phr verb Run down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ battery , ↑ chill , ↑ corridor …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RUN-DOWN — See ↑ CONDITION 3
Longman Activator English vocab
RUN DOWN — See ↑ ILL/SICK 2, ↑ REDUCE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ put/run yourself down
Longman Activator English vocab
RUN DOWN — 25B6; adjective a run-down area of London : DILAPIDATED, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, ruinous, in ruins, crumbling; neglected, uncared-for, depressed, seedy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUN DOWN — DECLINE, degenerate, go downhill, go to seed, decay, go to rack and ruin; informal go to pot, go to the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUN DOWN — v. 1) ( d ; intr. ) ('logo') to ~ to (to ~ to the grocery store) 2) ( D …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RUN DOWN — {v.} (stress on "down") 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast …
Словарь английских идиом
RUN-DOWN — {adj.} (stress on "run") In poor health or condition; weak or needing much work. * /Grandma caught a cold because …
Словарь английских идиом
RUN DOWN — criticize, put down Fred doesn't run down his staff. He never says negative things.
English Idioms vocab
RUN DOWN — go to, walk to; check, look over , run through ; criticize, put down ; tired, in poor condition, worn …
English Idioms vocabulary
RUN DOWN — v. (stress on "down") 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. Jack rode his bicycle too fast and …
American Idioms English vocabulary
RUN DOWN — 1) сбегать (вниз); течь стекать (вниз) Walk down the stairs, don't run down. ≈ Давайте спокойно спустимся по лестнице, незачем …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUN-DOWN — 1. сущ.; тж. rundown 1) амер.; разг. краткое описание, краткое изложение; сводка, краткая информация a run-down on market conditions for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUN-DOWN — Падший
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RUN-DOWN — Опустившийся
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RUN-DOWN — Заброшенный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RUN DOWN — Истощаться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RUN DOWN — phr v 1. 1 останавливаться ( о машине, механизме и т. п. ); кончаться ( о заводе ) the clock …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUN-DOWN — run-down.ogg 1. ʹrʌndaʋn n разг. 1. краткое изложение; сводка; конспект; тезисы; аннотация 2. информация he can give you a run-down …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUN-DOWN — энерг. безостаточный run-down to coke yield — энерг. крекинг до кокса - run-down distillation
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RUN DOWN — нисходящая серия, сбегать
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RUN-DOWN — 1. сущ.; тж. rundown1) амер.; разг. краткое описание, краткое изложение; сводка, краткая информация a run-down on market conditions for various …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RUN DOWN — сбежать; сбегать (вниз); течь стекать (вниз) спускаться (обыкн. о местности) съездить ненадолго; съездить из Лондона в провинцию; останавливаться (о машине, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RUN DOWN — (n) истощение
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RUN DOWN — (a) истощенный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RUN-DOWN — 1. [ʹrʌndaʋn] n разг. 1. краткое изложение; сводка; конспект; тезисы; аннотация 2. информация he can give you a ~ on …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RUN DOWN — phr v 1. 1) останавливаться ( о машине, механизме и т. п. ); кончаться ( о заводе ) the clock …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RUN DOWN — phr v 1. 1 останавливаться ( о машине, механизме и т. п. ); кончаться ( о заводе ) the clock …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RUN-DOWN — 1. ʹrʌndaʋn n разг. 1. краткое изложение; сводка; конспект; тезисы; аннотация 2. информация he can give you a run-down on …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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