definition of
run-down

[1] #1 run-down s. [creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, woebegone] 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". wn

[2] #2 run-down s. having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch". wn