"run down" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Trace (synset 202381924)
"We are running down a few tips"

is a type of: act on, follow up on, pursue - carry further or advance

same as: check out
Move downward (synset 202072151)
"The water ran down"

is a type of: course, feed, flow, run - move along, of liquids
Injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle (synset 200106714)
is a type of: injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

same as: run over
Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working (synset 200099271)
"At the end of the march, I pooped out"

is a type of: fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

same as: conk out, peter out, poop out, run out
Examine hastily (synset 202156708)
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

is a type of: examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

same as: glance over, rake, scan, skim
Deplete (synset 202285714)
"exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

is a type of: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out - use up (resources or materials)

same as: exhaust, play out, sap, tire

verb group: play out - become spent or exhausted
Pursue until captured (synset 202008241)
"They ran down the fugitive"

is a type of: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail - go after with the intent to catch