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To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.

To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.

(find after a long search) To find something or someone after searching for a long time. +

To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.

To read quickly a list or other short text.

To describe in the form of a rundown, a rough outline or summary.

To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.

To decline in quality or condition.

(hunting) To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted.

To run against and sink, as a vessel.

To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.

(AAVE) To approach (someone, thing or place) aggressively, as to attack.

(typography) To move (some copy) down to the next line.