running down
Battery losing charge
Running down describes a process of decline or depletion.
A battery running down loses its charge.
A clock running down needs winding.
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To run someone down is to criticize them harshly: She's always running down her ex-husband.
It also means to chase and catch, or to hit with a vehicle: The cab came close to running down a pedestrian.
- chasingFollowing to catch
- pursuingSeeking to attain
- followingComing after another
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- trailingFollowing behind something
denigrating · talking trash · overtaking · hit and run · shadowing · capturing · exhausting · wearing out · depletion · belittling · reducing · locating · race · clock ticking · diminishing · hitting · rundown · tiring
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- pursuit tacticschasing, pursuing, hot pursuit, giving chase, following
- criticismcriticism, critique, review, feedback, opinion
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
- defamationslander, libel, defamation, defamatory statement, defaming
running downcharging up
Restoring stored energy
recharging · powering up · filling up · replenishing · juicing up
running downpraising
Voicing admiration
building up · talking up · complimenting · lauding · extolling
running, runs, runner, runners, runny, down, downed, downing, downs