plural of run-down

(transitive) To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them. / (transitive) To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.

(of a person) Tired and exhausted. / (of a place) Decrepit. / (of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound.

Alternative form of run down

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of run down

present participle of run down

(idiomatic, sports) To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of run down the clock

present participle of run down the clock