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(of a person) Tired and exhausted. examples
(of a place) Decrepit. quotations examples
In the Seventies the system was run-down and demoralised. Road transport was the future, the Underground was being 'managed for decline', and the system was filthier than the streets above.
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, page xiii, Preface
Among its findings, the report says: "In recent years we have seen more stations transformed from run-down Victorian hulks, or spartan bus-sheltered platforms, into places that people can take pride in, feel comfortable in using, and which are fulfilling more of their wider potential.
2020 August 26, “Network News: Stations investment boosts regeneration, says report”, in Rail, page 17
(of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound. examples
plural run-downs
Alternative form of run down quotations examples
Shepard: Give me a run-down of the damage.Avina: We have lost all primary power to the level. Environmental controls are not responding. Class three fires are burning in sectors 2, 3, 6 and 7. Civilian casualties are high.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Citadel