rundown
n.
quick review, synopsis, brief summary; reduction
run down
adj.
dilapidated, ramshackle; exhausted, weakened
Rundown
A rundown, also called a pickle (it gets this nickname from the game "
Pickle-in-the-middle" where two people keep the ball away from another) or a
hotbox, is a situation in the game of
baseball that occurs when the
baserunner is stranded between two bases and is
in jeopardy. When the baserunner attempts to advance to the next base, he is cut off by the defensive player who has a
live ball and attempts to return to his previous base before being
tagged out. As he is doing this, the defenseman throws the ball past the baserunner to the previous base, forcing him to reverse directions again. This is repeated until the runner is put out or the defense commits an
error and allows the runner to reach a base safely.
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rundown
Noun
1. a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
(synonym) summation, summing up
(hypernym) summary
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Rundown
A summary of the amount and prices of a
serial bond issue that is still available for purchase.
rundown
Synonyms and related words:
airmanship, brief, briefing, core, essence, flight plan, flying lessons, gist, main point, meat, pilot training, pilotship, pith, recap, recapitulation, resume, run-through, substance, sum, sum and substance, summary, summation, washout
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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