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act on vs run down

run down vs act on

act on and run down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
act on No No Yes No
run down No No Yes No
As verbs, run down is a hyponym of act on; that is, run down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than act on:
  • act on: carry further or advance
  • run down: trace
Other hyponyms of act on include check out.
act on (verb) run down (verb)
carry further or advance use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
pursue until captured
move downward
examine hastily
deplete
trace
Difference between act on and run down

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