The difference between Run down and Run over
When used as verbs, run down means to hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them, whereas run over means to exceed the allotted time.
check bellow for the other definitions of Run down and Run over
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Run down as a verb (transitive):
To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
Examples:
"He was run down while crossing the main road."
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Run down as a verb (transitive):
To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
Examples:
"Whatever the company says, the media is going to run them down."
"My sister is always running me down in front of my friends."
"Don't run yourself down so much!"
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Run down as a verb (transitive):
To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
Examples:
"I finally managed to run down that report. I had filed it incorrectly."
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Run down as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
Examples:
"You need to wind up the clock every day so that it doesn't run down."
"If you don't switch off the car lights, you will run the battery down."
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Run down as a verb (transitive):
To read quickly a list or other short text.
Examples:
"Running down the list of suggestions, I can see three we can discard immediately."
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Run down as a verb (British, transitive):
To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
Examples:
"The board of directors have decided to run down the stocks held in storage prior to offering the company for sale."
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Run down as a verb:
To decline in condition.
Examples:
"to run down in health"
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Run down as a verb (hunting):
To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted.
Examples:
"to run down a stag"
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Run down as a verb (nautical):
To run against and sink, as a vessel.
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Run down as a verb:
To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.
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Run over as a verb (idiomatic):
To exceed the allotted time.
Examples:
"The previous presentation ran over and ours had to start late."
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Run over as a verb:
To cross by running.
Examples:
"The athletes must run over the bridge to reach the finish line."
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Run over as a verb (idiomatic):
To drive over, causing injury or death.
Examples:
"Can you believe somebody would just run over a cat like that?"
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Run over as a verb (idiomatic):
To describe briefly.
Examples:
"Before we start the project, let's just run over who is doing what."
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Run over as a verb (idiomatic):
To rehearse quickly.
Examples:
"You'd better run over your statement before going on the platform."
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Run over as a verb:
To overflow.
Examples:
"The bath water nearly ran over."
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Run over as a verb (rugby):
To score a try.
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Run over as a verb (engineering):
To have rotation in such direction that the crank pin traverses the upper, or front, half of its path in the forward, or outward, stroke; said of a crank which drives, or is driven by, a reciprocating piece.