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Run down

To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.

📖 Definitions of "Run down"

verb

1
To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
"He was run down while crossing the main road."
2
To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
"Don't run yourself down so much!"
3
To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
"I finally managed to run down that report. I had filed it incorrectly."
4
To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
"If you don't switch off the car lights, you will run the battery down."

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