rundown

American  

[ruhn-doun] / ˈrʌnˌdaʊn /

noun

1. a quick review or summary of main points of information, usually oral.

   This brief rundown of past events will bring you up to date.

2. Baseball. a play in which a base runner is caught between bases by two or more players of the opposing team who toss the ball back and forth in an effort to tag the runner out.

3. Commerce. runoff.

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Etymology

Origin of rundown

1905–10, noun use of verb phrase run down

Example Sentences

Here’s a rundown of the six best-places lists in the U.S. and the two global ones:

From MarketWatch

Minutes later, they were circling the rundown shelter where they had left Brian.

From Literature

These detailed rundowns include tiered pricing schedules for each of eight streaming services.

From MarketWatch

For the answer, Chetty and his team looked to a government experiment that started over 30 years ago to demolish and replace rundown public housing projects with housing that had mixed-income levels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Presenting a rundown of your achievements might feel like boasting, but it may be a welcome assist to your overloaded manager.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• recap
• synopsis