rundown
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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 verb phrase run down
1675–85; adj. use of verb phrase run down
Synonyms
3. seedy, tacky, shabby, deteriorated.
3. seedy, tacky, shabby, deteriorated.
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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.
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase run down
1905–10, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase run down
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Word Origin & History
rundown
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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
rundown definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
It was considered a modern solution to rundown, overcrowded jails of the postwar era, some of which were in ancient buildings.
He leads the community in remodeling a rundown church and gains supporters as he seeks his own salvation.
Dad walked into the ring, the better to give the rundown on each horse or mule.
Following is a rundown of some of its major features.
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