rundown

adjective

  1. 1

    (of a person) Tired and exhausted.

  2. 2

    (of a place) Decrepit.

  3. 3

    (of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound.

noun

  1. 1

    (chiefly with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation.

    Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?
  2. 2

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

    Smith is caught in a rundown, but Jones will come around to score.
  3. 3

    A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.

  4. 4

    A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.

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