Meaning ofrun downin English

Verb

1. to lose power or energy slowly
   The old car started to run down after years of use.
2. to decline in quality; deteriorate
   The company will run down its operations in the unprofitable regions.
3. to reduce business size or stock
   Her reputation began to run down when the scandal was exposed.
4. to criticize unfairly; speak negatively about someone
   The politician's opponents tried to run down her character during the debate.
5. to hit and injure with a vehicle
   The driver accidentally ran down the pedestrian on the crosswalk.
   Synonyms:

   knock downstrike downhitmow down
   Antonyms:

   avoidmissspareprotect
6. to chase or pursue until caught
   The police ran down the suspect through the alleyways.
   Synonyms:

   chasepursuetrackhuntfollowtraildogpursue until caught
   Antonyms:

   releaselet goabandonignoreflee
7. to summarize or outline; describe in brief
   The professor ran down the main points of the lecture in a concise summary.
   Synonyms:

   summarizeoutlinebriefsketchcondenseabstractsynopsizerecountcompressreview
   Antonyms:

   elaborateexpanddilatedetaillengthen