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R0346800 (rŭn′doun′)n.1. A point-by-point summary.2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.adj. also run-down (rŭn′doun′)1. a. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.b. Dirty and dilapidated: rundown housing projects.2. Unwound and not running: a run-down watch.

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adj. 1. fatigued; exhausted. 2. in poor health. 3. in neglected or dilapidated condition. 4. (of a clock, watch, etc.) not running because it is unwound. [1675–85]

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(ˈrʌnˌdaʊn)

n. 1. a short summary. 2. Baseball. pursuit of a runner caught between bases by two or more players of the opposing team. [1905–10, Amer.]

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rundown - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)summation, summing upsummary, sum-up - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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nounA condensation of the essential or main points of something:recapitulation, run-through, sum, summary, summation, summing-up, wrap-up.Informal: recap.adjective1. Extremely tired:bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, weary, worn-down, worn-out.Informal: beat, bushed, tuckered (out).Slang: done in, fagged (out), pooped (out).Idioms: all in, ready to drop.2. Falling to ruin:dilapidated, ramshackle, ruinous, tumbledown.3. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.Informal: tacky.Slang: ratty.Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.

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(ran) – present participle ˈrunning: past tense ran (rӕn) : past participle run – verb1. (of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking. He ran down the road.跑2. to move smoothly. Trains run on rails.行驶3. (of water etc) to flow. Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.流4. (of a machine etc) to work or operate. The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.运行5. to organize or manage. He runs the business very efficiently.经营6. to race. Is your horse running this afternoon?赛跑7. (of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly. The buses run every half hour; The train is running late. 使（车，船等）按时（车，船）行驶 8. to last or continue; to go on. The play ran for six weeks. 持续（进行） 9. to own and use, especially of cars. He runs a Rolls Royce.驾驶10. (of colour) to spread. When I washed my new dress the colour ran. （颜色）渗开 11. to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift. He ran me to the station.让...搭车到12. to move (something). She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.移动13. (in certain phrases) to be or become. The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).变得... noun1. the act of running. He went for a run before breakfast.跑步2. a trip or drive. We went for a run in the country.短时旅行3. a length of time (for which something continues). He's had a run of bad luck.一段时间4. a ladder (in a stocking etc). I've got a run in my tights.抽丝5. the free use (of a place). He gave me the run of his house.免费使用6. in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score. He scored/made 50 runs for his team. 持球跑打法，跑垒 7. an enclosure or pen. a chicken-run.饲养场ˈrunner noun1. a person who runs. There are five runners in this race.赛跑的人2. the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves. He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.滑道, 滑行装置3. a long stem of a plant which puts down roots. 植物长匐茎ˈrunning adjective1. of or for running. running shoes.奔跑的2. continuous. a running commentary on the football match.连续的 adverb one after another; continuously. We travelled for four days running.连续地ˈrunny adjective liquid; watery. Do you like your egg yolk firm or runny?; The baby has a runny nose.流粘液的ˈrunaway noun a person, animal etc that runs away. The police caught the two runaways; (also adjective) a runaway horse. 潜逃者，逃跑者 ˌrunˈdown adjective tired or exhausted because one has worked too hard. He feels run-down.精疲力尽ˌrunner-ˈup noun a person, thing etc that is second in a race or competition. My friend won the prize and I was the runner-up.亚军ˈrunway noun a wide path from which aircraft take off and on which they land. The plane landed on the runway.飞机跑道in/out of the running having (no) chance of success. She's in the running for the job of director. 步调一致（不一致）地 on the run escaping; running away. He's on the run from the police.逃跑run across to meet. I ran across an old friend.偶然碰见run after to chase. The dog ran after a cat.追逐run aground (of a ship) to become stuck on rocks etc. 触礁run along to go away. Run along now, children!走开run away1. to escape. He ran away from school.逃走2. (with with) to steal. He ran away with all her money.携带...潜逃3. (with with) to go too fast etc to be controlled by. The horse ran away with him.失去控制run down1. (of a clock, battery etc) to finish working. My watch has run down – it needs rewinding. 停止走动，用完 2. (of a vehicle or driver) to knock down. I was run down by a bus.撞倒3. to speak badly of. He is always running me down.说...的坏话run for to stand for election for. He is running for president.竞选run for it to try to escape. Quick – run for it! （为躲避大雨或危险）快跑 run in to get (a new engine etc) working properly. 试运转run into1. to meet. I ran into her in the street.碰见2. to crash into or collide with. The car ran into a lamp-post.撞在run its course to develop or happen in the usual way. The fever ran its course.按常规进行run off1. to print or copy. I want 500 copies run off at once.印出2. (with with) to steal or take away. He ran off with my wife.拐跑run out1. (of a supply) to come to an end. The food has run out.用尽2. (with of) to have no more. We've run out of money.花光run over1. (of a vehicle or driver) to knock down or drive over. Don't let the dog out of the garden or he'll get run over. （被车辆）压（伤），辗（伤） 2. to repeat for practice. Let's run over the plan again. 复述，排练 run a temperature to have a fever. 发烧run through to look at, deal with etc, one after another. He ran through their instructions.匆匆看过或处理run to to have enough money for. We can't run to a new car this year. 有钱做（某事） run up1. to hoist (a flag). 升起2. to make quickly or roughly. I can run up a dress in a couple of hours. 赶做（衣服） 3. to collect up, accumulate (debts). He ran up an enormous bill. 积累（债务） run wild to go out of control. They let their children run wild; The garden was running wild. 失去控制，荒芜

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give someone (the) rundown

To tell someone details about or a brief summary of a given event or situation. Sorry I missed the meeting this morning—could you give me a rundown of what was discussed? Mary gave John the rundown on the championship match.See also: give, rundown, someone

run down

1. verb To hit someone or something with one's car, especially intentionally or due to reckless driving. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down." The car swerved onto the sidewalk and nearly ran down an entire family.2. verb To find someone or something after a search; to track down someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down." I ran down a colleague from years ago who might be able to help us with the tax situation. I ran that file down that you were asking about. It looks like the account hasn't been active in years.3. verb To criticize, deprecate, or belittle someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down." There's no need to run down his work like that! Sarah's father has been running her down for years.4. adjective In poor health; feeling exhausted and sick. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated. A: "I think I'm getting a sore throat." B: "You're probably run-down—you haven't gotten a full night's sleep in weeks!"5. noun The general details about or a brief summary of something. In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word. Please give me a rundown of what was discussed at the board meeting yesterday. I'll just give you a quick rundown before we get started.6. noun In baseball or softball, a situation in which a baserunner is caught off base between two defensive players (one of whom has the ball) attempting to tag the runner "out." In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word. The runner rounded third without seeing the throw come in and got caught in a rundown.See also: down, run

run down

1. to come down, running or very quickly; to go down, running or very quickly. I need to talk to you down here. Can you run down? I will run down and talk to you. 2. [for something] to lose power and stop working. The clock ran down because no one was there to wind it. The toy ran down and wouldn't go again until it had been wound. 3. to become worn or dilapidated. The property was allowed to run down, and it took a lot of money to fix it up. The old neighborhood has certainly run down since we moved away.See also: down, run

run someone or something down

1. to collide with and knock down someone or something. The drunken driver ran three pedestrians down. Mary ran down a stop sign. 2. to criticize or deride someone or something. Please stop running me down all the time. I can't be that bad! You run down everybody who takes your old job! 3. to hunt for and locate someone or something. Could you run some information down for me? I was finally able to run down my old friend.See also: down, run

run something down

to use something having batteries, a motor, or an engine until it has no more power and it stops. Who ran my electric toothbrush down? Someone ran down my batteries.See also: down, run

run down

1. Stop because of lack of power or force, as in The alarm clock finally ran down. [Mid-1700s] 2. Make or be tired, cause to decline or be declined in health or vigor, as in His long illness ran him down, leaving him with no energy, or After that huge assignment his strength ran down. [First half of 1800s] 3. Collide with and knock over, as in The speeding motorist ran down a pedestrian. [Second half of 1500s] 4. Chase and capture, as in Police detectives ran down the suspects. [Second half of 1600s] 5. Trace the source of, as in She ran down all the references at the library. 6. Disparage, as in Don't run him down, he's a talented actor. [Second half of 1600s] Also see put down, def. 4. 7. Also, run one's eyes over. Look over, review, as in Let's run down the membership list again and see if we can pick a delegate, or She ran her eyes over the crowd, looking for her husband. 8. In baseball, tag out a runner between bases, as in We might have won but in the last inning they ran down two of our runners. See also: down, run

run down

v.1. To stop because of lack of force or power: The battery ran down, causing the clock to stop.2. To make someone or something tired or worn; cause someone or something to lose vigor: All of that work ran me down. The headlights ran down the battery.3. To collide with and knock down or damage someone or something: That speeding car almost ran me down. The bus ran down a pedestrian.4. To chase and capture someone or something: The detectives ran down the suspects and had them arrested. The wolves separated one of the elk from the herd and ran it down.5. To trace the source of something: The police ran down all possible leads in the case. We had the license plate number, so we ran it down and got the name of the driver.6. To disparage someone or something: Don't run her down—she is very talented.7. To review something from top to bottom, such as a list; go over something: Let's run down the list of new members and see who has paid the membership fee.8. Baseball To put a runner out after trapping him or her between two bases: The visiting team managed to run down three players in one inning. The runner tried to get to third base, but the shortstop caught the ball and ran him down.See also: down, run

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n. a summary bringing someone up to date. Can you give me a rundown on what’s happened since noon?

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noun a condensation of the essential or main points of something

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adj extremely tired

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adj falling to ruin

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adj showing signs of wear and tear or neglect

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noun a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

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