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peaked, fatigued, enervated, tired, drained, spent, out of shape
or condition, below par, in bad shape; unhealthy, sickly, ill:
He was found in a badly run-down condition, but was soon back on
his feet. 2 ramshackle, dilapidated, tumbledown, decrepit,
rickety, broken-down: The family lives in a run-down cottage on
the edge of the moor.
--n. 3 run-through, synopsis, summary, survey, pr‚cis, r‚sum‚,
(thumbnail) sketch, outline, rough idea, review, recapitulation,
briefing; highlights, high points: Give me a quick run-down of
what happened while I was gone.
run-in n. disagreement, argument, dispute, altercation, quarrel,
confrontation, contretemps: We had a run-in with our neighbour
about playing his hi-fi too loud.
runner n. 1 sprinter, racer, jogger, hurdler, miler: Gordon is one of
our best runners and ought to make the Olympic team. 2
messenger, courier, errand-boy, errand-girl, messenger-boy,
messenger-girl, page, dispatch-bearer or despatch-bearer,
dispatch-rider or despatch-rider, Colloq US gofer: The runner
said that the package fell off his motor cycle and he lost it. 3
sucker, tendril, creeper, shoot, branch, stem: Tie these
runners to the frame in order to train the vine. 4 blade: The
runners on your skates need sharpening.
running n. 1 operation, management, direction: Who attends to the
everyday running of the business while you are away? 2
competition, contest, meet, tournament, race, match; event,
game: If he is found to take steroids, he'll be out of the
running.
--adj. 3 continuous, on-going, continual, perpetual, sustained,
constant, uninterrupted, ceaseless, unceasing: Where do they
get the energy to keep up a running argument on the same silly
subject?
runt n. dwarf, pygmy, midget: Save the runt of the litter for me.
run-through
n. 1 rehearsal, practice, trial, test: Let's have one more
run-through before tomorrow's dress rehearsal. 2 See run-down,
above.