rundown
a quick review or summary of main points of information, usually oral: This brief rundown of past events will bring you up to date.
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.
Commerce. runoff (def. 4).
Origin of rundown
1Words Nearby rundown
Other definitions for run-down (2 of 2)
fatigued; weary; exhausted.
in a state of poor health: He was in a run-down condition from months of overwork.
in neglected condition; fallen into disrepair: a run-down house.
(of a spring-operated device) not running because it is unwound.
Origin of run-down
2Other words for run-down
3 | seedy, tacky, shabby, deteriorated |
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How to use rundown in a sentence
You can see a full rundown of all the features on Apple’s website.
iPhone’s new ‘orange dot’ feature warns you when an app is listening | Jeff | September 17, 2020 | FortuneIn her rundown of reopening dates, Jimenez highlights the mysterious departure of San Marcos Unified School District’s Superintendent Carmen Garcia.
Morning Report: Lincoln Abruptly Canceled AP Class | Voice of San Diego | September 17, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoOn the podcast, he gave a rundown of how San Diego’s original single-family zoning law came to be and how it’s defined life in San Diego ever since.
Here’s a rundown of what we know so far about Musk’s startup—the most recent claims, the technology, and what neuroscientists say is actually possible.
Elon Musk’s brain company plans a big reveal on Friday. Here’s what we already know | Verne Kopytoff | August 27, 2020 | FortuneHere’s a simplified, informal rundown of how Gödel proved his theorems.
An article in The New York Times gives a detailed rundown of the process.
The Military’s Mission to Fight Ebola Might Be Dangerous But it Won’t Be Black Hawk Down | Nathan Bradley Bethea | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAkin retiterated this sentiment about his perceived Democratic war on women during his Daily rundown segment this morning.
It Sounds Like Todd Akin Only Wants to Talk About Rape | Gideon Resnick | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe quarters and work areas were too small for both of us, and after he gave me the rundown I wanted to get started on my own.
How I’ll End the War: My First Week Back in Afghanistan | Nick Willard | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBrady purchased part of a rather rundown monastery and transformed it into Casa de la Torre—his own private manse.
Casa de la Torre: The Museum of Mexico’s Liberace | Brandon Presser | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCheck out our video rundown for you weekly dose of nostalgia.
The Week in Nostalgia: ‘Halloween’ Turns 35, Butch and Sundance Debut, and the iPod is Born (VIDEO) | Chancellor Agard | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the supper table he was as mum as a rundown clock; just set in his chair and looked at Mrs. Badger.
Cape Cod Stories | Joseph C. LincolnGreg drove from the rundown district faster than the law allowed.
Cancer World | Harry Warner"Just give us a general rundown of the conversation," Jackson said.
A World by the Tale | Gordon Randall GarrettBetween mouthfuls, the two older people gave him a rundown on the morning's mishaps.
Make Mine Homogenized | Rick RaphaelA northerner passing a rundown looking place in the South, stopped to chat with the farmer.
Toaster's Handbook | Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers
British Dictionary definitions for run down
to cause or allow (an engine, battery, etc) to lose power gradually and cease to function or (of an engine, battery, etc) to do this
to decline or reduce in number or size: the firm ran down its sales force
(tr, usually passive) to tire, sap the strength of, or exhaust: he was thoroughly run down and needed a holiday
(tr) to criticize adversely; denigrate; decry
(tr) to hit and knock to the ground with a moving vehicle
nautical
(tr) to collide with and cause to sink
(intr, preposition) to navigate so as to move parallel to (a coast)
(tr) to pursue and find or capture: to run down a fugitive
(tr) to read swiftly or perfunctorily: he ran down their list of complaints
tired; exhausted
worn-out, shabby, or dilapidated
a brief review, résumé, or summary
the process of a motor or mechanism coming gradually to a standstill after the source of power is removed
a reduction in number or size
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with rundown
Stop because of lack of power or force, as in The alarm clock finally ran down. [Mid-1700s]
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