adjective
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.
Origin:
1675–85; adj. use of verb phrase run down
1675–85; adj. use of verb phrase run down
Synonyms
3. seedy, tacky, shabby, deteriorated.
3. seedy, tacky, shabby, deteriorated.
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is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
WordNet
| run-down | |
adjective | |
| 1. | worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: creaky] |
| 2. | having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch" |
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