runs down

A form of run down — To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of run down
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APA

runs down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runs%20down

MLA

“runs down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runs%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runs down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runs%20down.

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