run down

verb

1. 1

   use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

   At the end of the march, I pooped out

2. 2

   injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle

3. 3

   pursue until captured

   They ran down the fugitive

4. 4

   move downward

   The water ran down

5. 5

   examine hastily

   She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi

6. 6

   deplete

   exhaust one's savings

   We quickly played out our strength

7. 7

   trace

   We are running down a few tips