Run Over vs Run Down - What's the Difference?

Run Down

Run Over

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • trace
  • move downward
  • 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
  • examine hastily
  • deplete
  • pursue until captured
Definition as Verb
  • injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
  • flow or run over (a limit or brim)

Examples

  • "We are running down a few tips"
  • "The water ran down"
  • "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
  • "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
  • "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
  • "They ran down the fugitive"

Parts of Speech

Verb
Verb