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   run·down

   noun

   • 1. an analysis or summary of something by a knowledgeable person: "he gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition" Similar analysisreviewoverviewbriefingbriefsketchthumbnail sketchoutlinerough ideasummaryrésumésynopsisprecisrecapitulationrun-throughsummarizationsummationtour d'horizoninformal:lowdownrecaprare:conspectussumma
   • 2. a reduction in the productivity or activities of a company or institution: "a rundown in the business would be a devastating blow to the local economy" Similar reductioncutcutbackdecreasecurtailmentdropdeclinediminution
   • 3. an attempt by two or more fielders to tag out a base runner who is trapped between two bases: "he was caught in a rundown and tagged out by the shortstop"

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a building or area) in a poor or neglected state after having been prosperous: "a run-down, vandalized inner-city area"
   • ▪ (of a company or industry) in a poor economic state: "a run-down business that had been making losses for five years"
   • 2. tired and somewhat unwell, especially through overwork: "feeling tired and generally run-down"

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