run over vs run down

run over and run down both are verbs.

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

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

run over and run down: injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle

run over (verb)	run down (verb)
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle	use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
flow or run over (a limit or brim)	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