rundownn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌndaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈrənˌdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to run down at run v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to run down at run v. Phrasal verbs 1.

1. The action or an act of running down or being run down in some way; spec. a gradual and sustained reduction in the size or scope of an organization, enterprise, or activity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > gradual

wastinga1425

leakage1642

dwindle1779

dwindling1884

rundown1890

diminuendo1891

phase-down1958

wind-down1969

tail-off1975

build-down1983

1890 W. B. Lewis Text-bk. Mental Dis. 223 This rapid run-down of mechanism, comparable to the rupture of the mainspring of a watch, renders it impossible in most cases to distinguish any sequence in the resulting spasms.

1907 J. C. Bose Compar. Electro-physiol. viii. 97 The fatigue-effect is assumed to be due to an explosive dissimilatory change, with consequent run-down of energy.

1948 Hansard Commons 8 Mar. 931 I feel that the timing of the run-down [of the Navy] has not been very satisfactory.

1978 Daily Mirror 12 Jan. 2/2 They produced a report which could lead to an even swifter and more drastic rundown in the industry than has been planned.

2000 Country Illustr. Apr. 34 A combination of deer fencing and lack of predator control is increasing capercaillie and black grouse run-down in the Scottish Highlands.

2. Baseball. An attempt by two or more fielders to tag out a base runner who is trapped between two bases by throwing the ball from one to another. Also attributive, as rundown play.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > putting player out > actions

K1861

double play1867

assist1877

put-out1882

force-out1896

rundown1908

pickoff1911

strike-out1911

tag1941

punch-out1973

1908 Spalding's Base Ball Guide 69 Chance forced Tinker and then working the steal stunt for a run down was put out.

1946 Sun (Baltimore) 27 May 15 (caption) Charlie Keller, the Yankee's slugger, is shown being caught in a rundown in the ninth inning of the first game.

1971 L. Koppett N.Y. Times Guide Spectator Sports i. 30 Less reprehensible mixups occur on rundown plays.

1999 N.Y. Times 6 Apr. d7/1 The rundown failed when Royce Clayton's throw to Zeile bounced off Ausmus's head.

a. U.S. Horse Racing slang. A list of entries and current betting odds. Chiefly attributive, as rundown board, rundown sheet, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > odds > list of (probable) odds

rundown1931

morning line1935

1931 Chester (Pa.) Times 25 May 10/4 Police raided what is known as the Liberty Club, on East Seventh street, confiscating ‘run-down’ sheets and many betting slips.

1936 San Antonio (Texas) Express 15 Mar. 16/3 The mayor's investigators also seized a quantity of equipment used by the race news agency including..records such as scratch sheets, odds run downs.., and a list of customers.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang 102 733/2 Rundown board, the bookmaker's board on which is posted the sheet of entries and odds; rundown sheet, slate, a list of entries and betting odds posted by a bookmaker.

1953 C. Williams Nothing in her Way (1954) xvi. 149 I watched the first and second run-downs. Tanner's Girl was seven to one, then five to one, and the odds on Torchy and Smoke Blue were going up.

1995 F. A. Farrell & C. Case Black Bk. & Mob v. 83 The usual items found in a lay-off betting operation: rundown sheets, baseball cards, and the like.

b. Originally U.S. A summary or brief account of pertinent facts, esp. one given verbally; a short description; a listing of items of information.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > reporting > [noun] > a report

reckoningc1390

reporta1425

instruction1425

rehearsal?a1439

rapport1454

estatec1475

reportationc1475

reapport1514

remonstrancea1533

account1561

state1565

credit1569

referendary1581

delivery1592

tell1743

compte rendu1822

rundown1943

1943 Billboard 17 Apr. 53/2 A brief rundown along general and some specific performance lines will give the tip-off on the kind of show the Big One will display to the country.

1945 Sun (Baltimore) 21 Feb. 7/4 In between taking care of the general's two uniforms..Orderly Powder gave inquiring correspondents a short rundown.

1953 N.Y. Times 29 June 29/1 A run-down on market conditions for various steel products follows.

1977 I. Shaw Beggarman, Thief iii. i. 184 I'm going to tell them they got to give me a complete rundown on the family.

1994 E. Ehm She should Talk 15 I gave her a quick rundown of all the different jobs I had taken since I was 17.

4. Caribbean. A dish consisting of a boiled coconut sauce containing fish, chicken, vegetables, and/or other ingredients.

ΚΠ

1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 388/1 Kgn, Rung-dung; StE, Rundung; StM, Rundown.

1974 Weekend Star (Kingston, Jamaica) 7 June 19 Jamaican rundown with bammy or bananas.

1990 T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 61 Scottie's West Indian Restaurant..Lunch and dinner include cow foot and beans;..shrimp or mackerel ‘run-down’ (seafood sautéed in coconut cream and exotic herbs and spices).

2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 31 Most home cooks..don't have the time to, say, reduce coconut milk until it thickens to make rundown (fish and coconut stew).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rundown
释义	rundownn. Brit. /ˈrʌndaʊn/, U.S. /ˈrənˌdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to run down at run v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to run down at run v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. The action or an act of running down or being run down in some way; spec. a gradual and sustained reduction in the size or scope of an organization, enterprise, or activity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > gradual wastinga1425 leakage1642 dwindle1779 dwindling1884 rundown1890 diminuendo1891 phase-down1958 wind-down1969 tail-off1975 build-down1983 1890 W. B. Lewis Text-bk. Mental Dis. 223 This rapid run-down of mechanism, comparable to the rupture of the mainspring of a watch, renders it impossible in most cases to distinguish any sequence in the resulting spasms. 1907 J. C. Bose Compar. Electro-physiol. viii. 97 The fatigue-effect is assumed to be due to an explosive dissimilatory change, with consequent run-down of energy. 1948 Hansard Commons 8 Mar. 931 I feel that the timing of the run-down [of the Navy] has not been very satisfactory. 1978 Daily Mirror 12 Jan. 2/2 They produced a report which could lead to an even swifter and more drastic rundown in the industry than has been planned. 2000 Country Illustr. Apr. 34 A combination of deer fencing and lack of predator control is increasing capercaillie and black grouse run-down in the Scottish Highlands. 2. Baseball. An attempt by two or more fielders to tag out a base runner who is trapped between two bases by throwing the ball from one to another. Also attributive, as rundown play. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > putting player out > actions K1861 double play1867 assist1877 put-out1882 force-out1896 rundown1908 pickoff1911 strike-out1911 tag1941 punch-out1973 1908 Spalding's Base Ball Guide 69 Chance forced Tinker and then working the steal stunt for a run down was put out. 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 27 May 15 (caption) Charlie Keller, the Yankee's slugger, is shown being caught in a rundown in the ninth inning of the first game. 1971 L. Koppett N.Y. Times Guide Spectator Sports i. 30 Less reprehensible mixups occur on rundown plays. 1999 N.Y. Times 6 Apr. d7/1 The rundown failed when Royce Clayton's throw to Zeile bounced off Ausmus's head. 3. a. U.S. Horse Racing slang. A list of entries and current betting odds. Chiefly attributive, as rundown board, rundown sheet, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > odds > list of (probable) odds rundown1931 morning line1935 1931 Chester (Pa.) Times 25 May 10/4 Police raided what is known as the Liberty Club, on East Seventh street, confiscating ‘run-down’ sheets and many betting slips. 1936 San Antonio (Texas) Express 15 Mar. 16/3 The mayor's investigators also seized a quantity of equipment used by the race news agency including..records such as scratch sheets, odds run downs.., and a list of customers. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang 102 733/2 Rundown board, the bookmaker's board on which is posted the sheet of entries and odds; rundown sheet, slate, a list of entries and betting odds posted by a bookmaker. 1953 C. Williams Nothing in her Way (1954) xvi. 149 I watched the first and second run-downs. Tanner's Girl was seven to one, then five to one, and the odds on Torchy and Smoke Blue were going up. 1995 F. A. Farrell & C. Case Black Bk. & Mob v. 83 The usual items found in a lay-off betting operation: rundown sheets, baseball cards, and the like. b. Originally U.S. A summary or brief account of pertinent facts, esp. one given verbally; a short description; a listing of items of information. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > reporting > [noun] > a report reckoningc1390 reporta1425 instruction1425 rehearsal?a1439 rapport1454 estatec1475 reportationc1475 reapport1514 remonstrancea1533 account1561 state1565 credit1569 referendary1581 delivery1592 tell1743 compte rendu1822 rundown1943 1943 Billboard 17 Apr. 53/2 A brief rundown along general and some specific performance lines will give the tip-off on the kind of show the Big One will display to the country. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 21 Feb. 7/4 In between taking care of the general's two uniforms..Orderly Powder gave inquiring correspondents a short rundown. 1953 N.Y. Times 29 June 29/1 A run-down on market conditions for various steel products follows. 1977 I. Shaw Beggarman, Thief iii. i. 184 I'm going to tell them they got to give me a complete rundown on the family. 1994 E. Ehm She should Talk 15 I gave her a quick rundown of all the different jobs I had taken since I was 17. 4. Caribbean. A dish consisting of a boiled coconut sauce containing fish, chicken, vegetables, and/or other ingredients. ΚΠ 1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 388/1 Kgn, Rung-dung; StE, Rundung; StM, Rundown. 1974 Weekend Star (Kingston, Jamaica) 7 June 19 Jamaican rundown with bammy or bananas. 1990 T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 61 Scottie's West Indian Restaurant..Lunch and dinner include cow foot and beans;..shrimp or mackerel ‘run-down’ (seafood sautéed in coconut cream and exotic herbs and spices). 2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 31 Most home cooks..don't have the time to, say, reduce coconut milk until it thickens to make rundown (fish and coconut stew). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : run-downadj. < n.1890 see also
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