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Rarerundown
The correct spelling is rundown.
How to pronounce rundown
adjective
Say it like: Run-dow-n
The correct spelling is rundown. (of a person) Tired and exhausted. For example: "Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?"
Usage Examples
“Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?”
“Smith is caught in a rundown, but Jones will come around to score.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.(of a person) Tired and exhausted.
- 2.(of a place) Decrepit.
- 3.(of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound.
noun
- 1.(chiefly with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation.
- 2.A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
- 3.A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
- 4.A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.
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