wound vs run down

run down vs wound

wound is a noun but run down is not a noun.

wound is an adjective but run down is not an adjective.

wound and run down both are verbs.

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

As verbs, run down is a hyponym of wound; that is, run down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wound:

wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
run down: injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle

Other hyponyms of wound include trample, concuss, calk, excruciate, torment, torture, overstretch, pull, shock, traumatise, traumatize, maim, rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick, subluxate, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, harm, run over, break, fracture, hit, pip, shoot, knife, stab, scrape, skin, bruise, contuse, graze.

wound (noun)	run down (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

wound (adjective)	run down (adjective)
put in a coil

wound (verb)	run down (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to	use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
hurt the feelings of	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 wound and run down

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