run down

Questions about run down

What does run down mean?

run down means "trace". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for run down?

Close synonyms include check out, run over, poop out, peter out, run out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is run down a common word?

run down is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.