rundown
/ˈrʌnˌdaʊn/
noun
- A quick summary or report of the main points of something.
- The manager gave us a rundown of the day's schedule.
- I need a rundown of the project's progress before the presentation.
- Can you provide a quick rundown of the meeting's key decisions?
- A condition of being tired, weak, or in poor health, often from overwork or stress.
- He felt a serious rundown coming on after the long illness.
- After working double shifts all week, she was in a total rundown.
- The doctor said his rundown was due to lack of sleep and poor diet.
verb
- To criticize someone or something harshly or unfairly.
- The coach is always running down the players after a loss.
- She felt her boss was constantly running down her work in front of the team.
- Don't run down your own ideas before others have a chance to hear them.
- To chase and capture or find someone or something, especially after a long search.
- The detective finally ran down the suspect after months of investigation.
- The police ran down the escaped dog and returned it to its owner.
- We need to run down the source of that rumor.
- To reduce or cause something to gradually stop working, especially a machine or device that loses power.
- If you leave the car lights on, they will run down the battery.
- The old clock finally ran down and stopped ticking.
- Don't run down the engine by idling for too long.
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adjective
- In a very tired or weak state, physically or mentally exhausted.
- He's been looking rundown lately; maybe he needs a vacation.
- The constant stress left them feeling completely rundown.
- She felt rundown after studying all night for the exam.
- In poor condition; neglected or not well maintained.
- They bought a rundown farm and fixed it up beautifully.
- The old house on the corner is very rundown and needs repairs.
- The park had become rundown, with broken benches and overgrown grass.
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