rundown
[ ruhn-doun ]
/ ˈrʌnˌdaʊn /
noun
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
1905–10,
Americanism; noun use of verb phrase
run down
Words nearby rundown
Definition for rundown (2 of 2)
run-down
[ ruhn-doun ]
/ ˈrʌnˈdaʊn /
adjective
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
First recorded in 1675–85; adj. use of verb phrase
run down