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run down vs run through

run through vs run down

run down and run through both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run down No No Yes No
run through No No Yes No
As verbs, run through is a hypernym of run down; that is, run through is a word with a broader meaning than run down:
  • run down: deplete
  • run through: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of run down include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, use, use up, wipe out.
run down (verb) run through (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working use up (resources or materials)
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle apply thoroughly; think through
pursue until captured
move downward
examine hastily
deplete
trace
Difference between run down and run through

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