Rundown Definition

rŭndoun
run down
noun
A concise summary or outline.
Webster's New World
The act of running down a base runner.
Webster's New World
A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.
American Heritage
A rough outline. Generally used in the definite, as the rundown.
Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?
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Synonyms:
adjective
In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.
American Heritage
Dirty and dilapidated.
Rundown housing projects.
American Heritage
Unwound and not running.
A run-down watch.
American Heritage

Alternative form of run-down.

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Synonyms:
verb
To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
He was run down while crossing the main road.
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To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.

Whatever the company says, the media is going to run them down.
My sister is always running me down in front of my friends.
Don't run yourself down so much!
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To find something or someone after searching for a long time.

I finally managed to run down that report. I had filed it incorrectly.
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(intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.

You need to wind up the clock every day so that it doesn't run down.
If you don't switch off the car lights, you will run the battery down.
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To read quickly a list or other short text.
Running down the list of suggestions, I can see three we can discard immediately.
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Other Word Forms of Rundown

Noun

Singular:
rundown
Plural:
rundowns

Rundown Sentence Examples

  • She hadn't noticed how rundown A'Ran's home in exile was until she saw the house of the Qatwali refugees.

  • Here's a quick rundown from the last week.

  • An abandoned factory was before them, the gates on it locked while the surrounding buildings reflected the same rundown condition.

  • This means that some of the sites take the day in question, find out which celebrities are born on the day, and then give a rundown of what that particular celebrity can expect.

  • When it comes to selling a home, it's crucial to create a good first impression, so if the front of the house is looking at all rundown it should be painted (at least the door, trim, and shutters).

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Words Starting With

RRURUN

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NWNOWN

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