Word

run down, v.
freq. cnt. 9

use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

conk out peter out poop out run down run out

sample sentences

"At the end of the march, I pooped out"

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hypernym

tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade

injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

run down run over

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semantic pointers

hypernym

injure, wound

move downward
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

run down

sample sentences

"The water ran down"

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semantic pointers

hypernym

flow, run, feed, course

trace
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

check out run down

sample sentences

"We are running down a few tips"

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hypernym

act on, pursue, follow up on

examine hastily
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

glance over rake run down scan skim

sample sentences

"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

skimming skim

semantic pointers

hypernym

examine, see

pursue until captured
<verb.motion>

run down

sample sentences

"They ran down the fugitive"

verb frames

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hypernym

chase, go after, trail, dog, track, chase after, tail, tag, give chase

deplete
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

exhaust play out run down sap tire

sample sentences

"exhaust one's savings"
"We quickly played out our strength"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exhaustion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sapper

semantic pointers

verb group

play out

hypernym

use up, exhaust, eat up, run through, wipe out, consume, eat, deplete