run-down
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adjective \ˈrən-ˈdau̇n\Definition of RUN-DOWN
2
: completely unwound
3
: being in poor repair : dilapidated
See First Known Use of RUN-DOWN
circa 1821
Related to RUN-DOWN
- Synonyms
- beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
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