run down vs run out

run out vs run down

run down and run out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run down	No	No	Yes	No
run out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, run down and run out are synonyms defined as:

run down and run out: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

Other synonyms of run down include conk out, peter out, poop out.

run down (verb)	run out (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working	use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle	prove insufficient
pursue until captured	exhaust the supply of
move downward	become used up; be exhausted
examine hastily	flow, run or fall out and become lost
deplete	flow off gradually
trace	leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
	lose validity

Difference between run down and run out

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