1 (of a building or place) in very bad condition; that has not been looked after
SYNNEGLECTED:
run-down inner-city areas
2 (of a business, etc.) not as busy or as active as it used to be:
run-down transport services
3 [notbeforenoun] (of a person) tired or slightly ill/sick, especially from working hard:
to be / feel / get run-down
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is run-down a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, run-down is tagged as adjective.
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