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run-down

  [ruhn-doun]
Use run-down in a Sentence
–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 v. phrase run down

Synonyms:
3. seedy, tacky, shabby, deteriorated.
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run·down   (rŭn'doun')   
n.  

  1. A point-by-point summary.

  2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.

adj.   also run-down (rŭn'doun')

    1. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.

    2. Dirty and dilapidated: rundown housing projects.

  2. Unwound and not running: a run-down watch.

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