rundown
adjective
- 1
(of a person) Tired and exhausted.
- 2
(of a place) Decrepit.
- 3
(of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound.
noun
- 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
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
A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
- 4
A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.
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