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run-down definition

run·-down (run′do̵un′)

adjective

  1. not wound and therefore not running, as a spring-operated clock
  2. in poor physical condition, as from overwork; debilitated
  3. fallen into disrepair; dilapidated

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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