RUN DOWN

(verb) use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
"At the end of the march, I pooped out"
synonyms : conk out , peter out , poop out , run out
(verb) injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
synonyms : run over
(verb) pursue until captured
"They ran down the fugitive"
(verb) move downward
"The water ran down"
(verb) examine hastily
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
synonyms : glance over , rake , scan , skim
(verb) deplete
"exhaust one's savings", "We quickly played out our strength"
synonyms : exhaust , play out , sap , tire
(verb) trace
"We are running down a few tips"
synonyms : check out

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