Noun: rundown 'rún,dawn
- A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
"The researcher prepared a rundown of her findings for the conference";
- outline, synopsis, abstract, précis
- (law) a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
"The judge's rundown helped clarify the key points of the case for the jury";
- summation, summing up
- In poor or deteriorated condition
"a run-down neighbourhood";
- creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, woebegone
- Depleted of power or energy
"a run-down watch"
- Extremely exhausted
"She was feeling run-down after a long day";
- knackered [Brit, informal], drained, zonked [informal], shagged [Brit, informal], zonked out [informal], deadbeat [Brit, informal], shagged out [Brit, informal], stonkered [Brit, Austral, NZ, informal], shattered [Brit, informal], exhausted, dog-tired [informal], fagged [Brit, informal], fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn-out, worn out, gone, shot [informal], pooped [N. Amer, informal], fried [N. Amer, informal]
- Pursue until captured
"They ran down the fugitive"
- Move downward
"The water ran down"
- Injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
"The distracted driver ran down a pedestrian";
- run over
- Deplete, exhaust or weaken
"run down one's savings";
- exhaust, play out, sap, tire
- Examine or investigate thoroughly
"We are running down a few tips";
- check out
- Examine hastily
"She ran down the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi";
- scan, skim, rake, glance over
Derived forms: running down, runs down, run down, rundowns, ran down
See also: malfunctioning, nonfunctional, tired, worn
Type of: act on, chase, chase after, chase down, consume, course, deplete, eat, eat up, examine, exhaust, expend, feed, flow, follow up on, give chase, go after, injure, pursue, run, run through, see, summary, sum-up, tag, track, trail, use, use up, wipe out, wound, wrap-up
Encyclopedia: Rundown
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