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Meanings of run-down in English

Worn and broken down by hard use.

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Usage of run-down in English
1
Nodding without really understanding, Luke indicated the run-down though obviously popular cantina.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
2
It is far from the stereotypical image of a run-down city suburb.
Reuters
3
Although the house was run-down, the land itself was a gold mine.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
4
He gave a run-down on the relatively new science of marine bio-acoustics.
The new yorker
5
But truly, Marianne, this place was almost as run-down as Woods House.
The Pinhoe Egg
6
Let's put people back to work rebuilding vacant homes in run-down neighborhoods.
Ebony
7
Yes, a run-down of what the questioner has done in the past.
BBC
8
That was two days after Tom met Rose in the run-down summerhouse.
Shadowland
9
Another run-down, fix-it-up farm in this family was out of the question.
Any Coincidence Is / Or, The Day Julia & Cecil the Cat Faced a F...
10
Here's a quick run-down of my weekend, with plenty of visual aids.
Wired
11
Weak, run-down boars and sows produce inferior pigs and usually small litters.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry
12
Valentine lives in a run-down apartment building just north of Opa-locka airport.
Double Dexter
13
Luke studied the run-down structures and equally unwholesome-looking individuals they were passing.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
14
She halted at a grimy, run-down apartment building and closed the umbrella.
A Son of the City / A Story of Boy Life
15
He was feeling run-down and tired, like he was fighting a cold.
Hollow World
16
Brittle Paper gives a run-down of the contenders for this year's award.
The Guardian
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
Less common