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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. worn and broken down by hard use;
- Example: "a creaky shack"
- Example: "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
- Example: "a flea-bitten sofa"
- Example: "a run-down neighborhood"
- Example: "a woebegone old shack"
[syn: creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone]

2. having the spring unwound;
- Example: "a run-down watch"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

run-down
    adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "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" [syn: creaky, decrepit,
           derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone]
    2: having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"