/run"down"/ , adj.
1. fatigued; weary; exhausted.
2. in a state of poor health: He was in a run-down condition from months of overwork.
3. in neglected condition; fallen into disrepair: a run-down house.
4. (of a spring-operated device) not running because it is unwound.
[ 1675-85; adj. use of v. phrase run down ]
Syn. 3. seedy, tacky, shabby, deteriorated.