run down vs wipe out

run down and wipe out both are verbs.

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

As verbs, wipe out is a hypernym of run down; that is, wipe out is a word with a broader meaning than run down:

Other hypernyms of run down include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up.

run down (verb)	wipe out (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working	kill in large numbers
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
pursue until captured	remove from memory or existence
move downward	wipe out the effect of something
examine hastily	use up (resources or materials)
deplete	eliminate completely and without a trace
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