run down

About 2.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

verb To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
He was run down while crossing the main road.
verb To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
Whatever the company says, the media is going to run them down.
verb To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
I finally managed to run down that report. I had filed it incorrectly.
verb To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
You need to wind up the clock every day so that it doesn't run down.
verb To read quickly a list or other short text.
Running down the list of suggestions, I can see three we can discard immediately.
verb To describe in the form of a rundown, a rough outline or summary.
verb To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
The board of directors have decided to run down the stocks held in storage prior to offering the company for sale.
verb To decline in quality or condition.
to run down in health