rundown
Noun

rundown (plural rundowns)

  1. (mostly, with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation.
    Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?
  2. (baseball) 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.
Translations
  • French: topo
  • Italian: punti salienti
Adjective

rundown (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of run-down
Synonyms


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