he was run down by joyriders
she ran him down in front of other people
Synonyms and antonyms dictionary. 2014.
run someone down — 1 he was run down by joyriders: RUN OVER, knock down/over; hit, strike. 2 she ran him down in front of other people: CRITICIZE, denigrate, belittle, disparage … Useful english dictionary
run someone down — 1) he was run down by a drunk driver Syn: run over, knock down, knock over; hit, strike 2) she ran him down in front of other people Syn: criticize, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate, find fault with; informal p … Thesaurus of popular words
run someone over. — See run someone down sense 1. → run … Useful english dictionary
run someone over — See run someone down 1) … Thesaurus of popular words
run someone over — See: run someone down 1) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
knock someone down — FELL, floor, flatten, bring down, knock to the ground; knock over, run over/down. → knock * * * (of a person or vehicle) strike or collide with someone so as to cause them to fall to the ground … Useful english dictionary
knock someone down — knock something down he deliberately knocked down the display of toilet paper in aisle 3 Syn: fell, floor, flatten, bring down, knock to the ground; knock over, run over/down; demolish, pull down, tear down, destroy; raze (to the ground), level,… … Thesaurus of popular words
knock someone down — Syn: fell, floor, flatten, bring down, knock to the ground, knock over, run over/down … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
run someone/thing down — 1》 (of a vehicle) hit and knock over a person or animal. 2》 criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly. 3》 discover someone or something after a search. 4》 (also run down) reduce or become reduced in size or resources. 5》 lose or cause… … English new terms dictionary
run someone/something down — 1) (of a vehicle or its driver) hit a person or animal and knock them to the ground ■ (of a boat) collide with another vessel 2) criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly 3) find someone or something after a search she finally ran the… … Useful english dictionary
