Rundown

/ˈɹʌndaʊn/ · noun

Meaning

(chiefly with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation.
2. (gambling) A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc.
3. (baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
4. (countable, uncountable) A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
5. A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.
6. Alternative form of run-down.

Example Sentences

Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?

Comes post-time, and I am at the bookie joint listening the running descriptions and rundowns, […]

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.

Smith is caught in a rundown, but Jones will come around to score.

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,

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• rundowns

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