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rundown

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run-down

  [ruhn-doun]
Use rundown in a Sentence
–adjective
1. fatigued; weary; exhausted.
2. in a state of poor health: He was in a run-down condition from months of overwork.
3. in neglected condition; fallen into disrepair: a run-down house.
4. (of a spring-operated device) not running because it is unwound.
Origin:
1675–85; adj. use of v. phrase run down

Synonyms:
3. seedy, tacky, shabby, deteriorated.

run⋅down

  [ruhn-doun]
–noun
1. a quick review or summary of main points of information, usually oral: This brief rundown of past events will bring you up to date.
2. 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.
3. Commerce. runoff (def. 4).
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase run down

run⋅off

  [ruhn-awf, -of]
–noun
1. something that drains or flows off, as rain that flows off from the land in streams.
2. a final contest held to determine a victor after earlier contests have eliminated the weaker contestants.
3. a deciding final contest held after one in which there has been no decisive victor, as between two contestants who have tied for first place.
4. Also called rundown. a continual or prolonged reduction, esp. in quantity or supply: a runoff in bank deposits; a sharp runoff in business inventories.
5. Stock Exchange. the final prices appearing on the ticker after the closing bell is rung for the trading day.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase run off; (def. 2, 3) see -off
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run·down   (rŭn'doun')   
n.  

  1. A point-by-point summary.

  2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.

adj.   also run-down (rŭn'doun')

    1. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.

    2. Dirty and dilapidated: rundown housing projects.

  2. Unwound and not running: a run-down watch.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
rundown

  1. n.
    a summary bringing someone up to date. : Can you give me a rundown on what's happened since noon?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

rundown  (n.)
in baseball sense, first recorded 1908, from run + down. Meaning "list of entries in a horse race and the odds" is from 1935; slang sense of "summary, account, list of information or facts" is from 1945.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

rundown

A list of available bonds in a municipal issue of serial bonds.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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