Rundown

adj, noun

adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rough outline of a topic or situation. countable, uncountable

    "Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?"

  2. 2
    a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) wordnet
  3. 3
    A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc. countable, uncountable

    "Comes post-time, and I am at the bookie joint listening the running descriptions and rundowns, […]"

  4. 4
    A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out. countable, uncountable

    "Smith is caught in a rundown, but Jones will come around to score."

  5. 5
    A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet. countable, uncountable

    "The rundown of LNER's Class 91/Mk 4 fleet continues, with two more locomotives sent for store at Doncaster and a rake of coaches moving to Worksop,"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of run-down. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

Synonyms

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summationairmanshipbriefbriefingcorederelict

Example

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"They live in a rundown tenement on 5th St."

Etymology

Deverbal from run down.

Related phrases

coconut milk

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