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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
run someone/thing down — 1》 (of a vehicle) hit and knock over a person or animal. 2》 criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly. 3》 discover someone or something after a search. 4》 (also run down) reduce or become reduced in size or resources. 5》 lose or cause… … English new terms dictionary
run someone/something over — (of a vehicle or its driver) knock a person or animal down and pass over their body I almost ran over that raccoon … Useful english dictionary
do someone/something down — (informal) BELITTLE, disparage, denigrate, run down, deprecate, cast aspersions on, discredit, vilify, defame, criticize, malign; N. Amer. slur; informal have a go at, hit out at, knock, slam, pan, bad mouth; Brit. informal rubbish, slag off. →… … Useful english dictionary
track someone/something down — DISCOVER, find, detect, hunt down/out, unearth, uncover, turn up, dig up, ferret out, bring to light, run to earth, run to ground. → track * * * find someone or something after a thorough or difficult search … Useful english dictionary
cry someone/something down — (dated) DISPARAGE, run down, belittle, make light of, denigrate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, play down, trivialize, minimize; archaic hold cheap. → cry * * * dated disparage or belittle someone or something … Useful english dictionary
track someone/something down — Syn: discover, find, detect, hunt down, unearth, uncover, turn up, dig up, ferret out, run to ground … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
ˌrun sb/sth ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to hit a person or animal with your car and injure or kill them She got run down outside school.[/ex] 2) to criticize someone or something unfairly • See: rundown … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. ↘enter or be entered in a race. ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry. ↘(of a… … English new terms dictionary
run down someone — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them … New idioms dictionary
