rundown

Plural: rundowns

Noun

• a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
• A rough outline of a topic or situation.
• A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc.
• A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
• A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
• A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.

Adj

• Alternative form of run-down.

Examples

• "Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?"
• "Smith is caught in a rundown, but Jones will come around to score."

Synonyms

ramshackle, summation, summing up