What does it mean when someone runs you down?

Question

How does someone run you down?
Can you get runned down?
What does it mean? I need an explanation of this, please.
EXAMPLES?

Answer 1

You got all the dictionary definitions. From the way you ask, I think you might mean "run down" in the sense of talking negatively about you. (The past participle of run is also run, and I think you would "be run down" not "get run down" if you want your grammar to be right.)

Examples: (1) Every time the group got together after school, they would run down Jeremy; they especially liked to make fun of everything he had said in class. (2) If I hadn't been run down by my older brothers so much, I would have grown up more self-confident.

Please note: This is colloquial English. I wouldn't use it in a serious essay (except one discussing the expression, LOL!).

Answer 2

un down
1. To stop because of lack of force or power: The alarm clock finally ran down.
2. To make tired; cause to decline in vigor.
3.
a. To collide with and knock down: a pedestrian who was run down by a speeding motorist.
b. Nautical To collide with and cause to sink.
4. To chase and capture: Detectives ran down the suspects.
5. To trace the source of: The police ran down all possible leads in the case.
6. To disparage: Don't run her down; she is very talented.
7. To go over; review: run down a list once more.

Answer 3

One way of "running someone down" is to criticize, tell them how sorry they are, how ignorant they are, and all sorts of negative things.

Answer 4

If you mean people speaking badly of you, some words are disparagement, criticism, defamation, slander and libel. A less formal term would be bad-mouthing.

Answer 5

Maybe runover with thier car? or chase you down.