run-down Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
   woebegone; creaky; decrepit; derelict; flea-bitten.
   
   • a creaky shack
   • a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
   • a flea-bitten sofa
   • a run-down neighborhood
   • a woebegone old shack
2. adjective satellite having the spring unwound
   
   • a run-down watch

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