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| run-down |
tired or weak. [1/3 definitions] |
| sag |
to grow weak or become less firm. [1/2 definitions] |
| scurvy |
a disease caused by not having enough vitamin C in the diet. A person with scurvy is usually very weak and has bleeding gums. |
| slip1 |
to become worse or more weak. [1/13 definitions] |
| small |
weak or soft. [1/6 definitions] |
| tint |
a pale or light color, often made by adding white to a paint or using a weak dye. [1/3 definitions] |
| tire1 |
to become weak or sleepy. [1/4 definitions] |
| trickle |
to fall or flow in drops or in a thin, weak stream. [2/3 definitions] |
| wan |
without strength; weak. [1/2 definitions] |
| waste |
to cause to become more weak. [2/11 definitions] |
| weaken |
to make weak or weaker; to cause (something) to be less strong. [2 definitions] |
| weakling |
a person who is weak in body or character, or an animal that is weak in body. |
| weakness |
the quality or condition of being weak. [1/3 definitions] |
| wear |
to make weak. [1/10 definitions] |
| whimper |
to cry in weak, broken sounds. [2 definitions] |
| wimp |
(informal) a weak person. |
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