rundown en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹʌndaʊn/ (General-American)
Etymology
Deverbal from run down.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of run-down.
alt of run-down
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
rundown en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹʌndaʊn/ (General-American)
Etymology
Deverbal from run down.
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:chiefly with definite article "the", uncountable) A rough outline of a topic or situation.
Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?
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(countable, uncountable) A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc.
Comes post-time, and I am at the bookie joint listening the running descriptions and rundowns, […]
1946, Lancer, page 15:I would say this: If you are in a community where you do not have the rundown sheet on the horses in the race, do what they have done in Sacramento.
1960, American Trial Lawyers Association, Convention Proceedings, page 455:
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
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(countable, uncountable) A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.
The rundown of LNER's Class 91/Mk 4 fleet continues, with two more locomotives sent for store at Doncaster and a rake of coaches moving to Worksop,
2020 May 20, “Fleet News: LNER sends more '91s' off-lease”, in Rail, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rundowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Translations (12)
gl puntos máis relevantes (a rough outline) · gl resumo (a rough outline) · hu ismertetés (a rough outline) · es detalles (a rough outline) · it punti salienti (a rough outline) · ko 협살 (baseball: defensive play) · ca corre-corre (baseball: defensive play) · fr topo (a rough outline) · ko 런다운 (baseball: defensive play) · gl sinopse (a rough outline) · fi yhteenveto (a rough outline) · fi polttaminen (baseball: defensive play)