Run-down
adj, noun
adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of rundown. alt-of, alternative
"Shepard: Give me a run-down of the damage. Avina: We have lost all primary power to the level. Environmental controls are not responding. Class three fires are burning in sectors 2, 3, 6 and 7. Civilian casualties are high."
Adjective
- 1 Tired and exhausted.
- 2 Decrepit.
"The task was made trebly difficult, however, by the badly run-down condition in which the railways of Britain had been unavoidably left at the end of the war in 1945, […]."
- 3 Having the spring unwound.
Adjective
- 1 having the spring unwound wordnet
- 2 worn and broken down by hard use wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"This city may be a little run-down, but the people living here are all kind, and will welcome anyone with open arms."
Etymology
Deverbal from run down.