| VERB | social | run down, check out | trace |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | run down | move downward | |
| body | run down, run over | injure or kill / kill by running over, as with a vehicle | |
| body | run down, poop out, peter out, run out, conk out | use up all one's strength and energy and stop working | |
| perception | run down, scan, skim, rake, glance over | examine hastily | |
| possession | run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire | deplete | |
| motion | run down | pursue until captured |
| Meaning | trace. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | check out | |
| Broader | pursue, follow up on, act on | carry further or advance |
| Spanish | comprobar, correr detrás, estar tras, investigar, verificar | |
| Meaning | Move downward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | run, flow, feed, course | Move along, of liquids / liquids |
| Spanish | correr hacia abajo, detenerse, pararse | |
| Meaning | injure or kill / kill by running over, as with a vehicle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | run over | |
| Broader | injure, wound | Cause injuries or bodily harm to |
| Spanish | arrollar, atropellar, pasar por encima | |
| Catalan | atropellar | |
| Meaning | use up all one's strength and energy and stop working. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | poop out, peter out, run out, conk out | |
| Broader | tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade | Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody |
| Catalan | espatllar-se, estropellar-se | |
| Meaning | Examine hastily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | scan, skim, rake, glance over | |
| Broader | examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect |
| Spanish | escudriñar, explorar, hurgar | |
| Catalan | escodrinyar, escorcollar, examinar, explorar, furgar | |
| Meaning | deplete. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | exhaust, play out, sap, tire | |
| Broader | consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out | use up (resources or materials) |
| Similar to | play out | Become spent or exhausted |
| Spanish | acabar, agotar, cansar, gastar, minar | |
| Catalan | cansar, esgotar, minar | |
| Meaning | pursue until captured. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | go after with the intent to catch |
| Spanish | dar captura, dar caza, perseguir hasta capturar | |
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