rundownrun‧down /ˈrʌndaʊn/ noun [singular] 
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the rundown of British Steel’s activities in Scotland2a quick report or explanation of an idea, situation etcrundown on Connors promised to give me a rundown on local police activity.
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Thesaurus- Here's a rundown of the wines you're most likely to find in local wine stores.
- Here is a rundown on the outdoor activities available in the resort.
- I want a complete rundown of what's been happening while I've been away.
- What follows is a rundown of all the ways one company tries to market its products.
- An old rickety rundown rooming house was the scene of some kind of tragedy.
- Radical breaks on stamp duty are planned to entice house buyers into rundown areas.
- So maybe he already had the rundown on me when he gave me that sexy sneaky grin that day.
- The problem in La Meinau is simply a problem of rundown suburbs, and nothing else.
- We did it simply by foreseeing the situation and starting the rundown early enough by stopping recruitment.
- Yartsov and 12 other families who were assigned rundown concrete one-room hovels clustered in a muddy field.
Longman Language Activatora statement in which facts or ideas are summarized► summary
1the process of making a business or industry smaller and less importantrundown of a short statement that gives only the main ideas and facts of something that has been written or said: · "The progress we hoped for has clearly not developed," the council said in the summary to its final report.· In its report on the speech, the radio carried a brief summary, but did not broadcast the whole thing.summary of: · Write a two-page summary of the results of your research.· I've made a summary of the main points in the Secretary General's speech.news summary British (=a short programme reporting the main events in the news): · There will be a news summary at 9.05.
► outline a short statement, especially a written one, that summarizes a statement or piece of writing and contains only the most important points: · Write a short outline covering the main points before you start on your essay.outline of: · The book begins with an outline of the events that led to the First World War.broad outline (=a very general outline): · In this paper I will give a broad outline of the research we have been doing.in outline (=giving an outline): · This chapter shows, in outline, the way money circulates through the economy.
► overview a short statement that summarizes a whole subject, situation, or problem in a general way: · Before we can consider the details we need to have an overview of the whole situation.overview of: · The aim of the first chapter is to provide a general overview of the subjects that will be covered.
► rundown a report, especially a spoken one, that summarizes a set of events or a situation quickly and simply: rundown of: · I want a complete rundown of what's been happening while I've been away.· What follows is a rundown of all the ways one company tries to market its products.rundown on: · Here is a rundown on the outdoor activities available in the resort.
► precis a short piece of writing, especially one written by a student as a formal language exercise, intended to summarize the main points of a longer piece of writing: precis of: · I want you to write a precis of the whole passage in not more than 80 words.
► synopsis a short piece of writing that summarizes the story of a film, play, or book: · I read the synopsis and decided that it would make an interesting film.synopsis of: · Please write a synopsis of the story, not more than 100 words long.
to summarize something► summarize also summarise British to make a short statement giving only the main information, but not the details, of a report, plan, event etc: · Your final paragraph should summarize the main points of your essay.· The interview was summarized on the front page of the newspaper.· The report was detailed and thorough; it didn't just summarize.
► sum up to summarize something clearly and in very few words, especially at the end of a speech, report, or meeting: · The Chairman's job was to introduce the speakers and to sum up at the end of the debate.sum up something: · The last section of the report sums up the arguments on both sides.· In these few words the president summed up the feelings of the whole nation.sum something up: · I couldn't have summed it up better.
► recap/give (somebody) a recap to make a short spoken statement summarizing what has already been said in order to remind someone of it: · If you missed the previous episode, Alistair Cooke starts off each week by recapping the story so far.· To recap the legend: William Tell shot an apple off his son's head.recap/give (sb) a recap of: · At the end of the article, Kohn gives a recap of the proposals.
► give (somebody) a rundown to give someone a short, usually spoken report, especially about a series of events, including all the important facts: · Before we go to work on this, you'd better give us a complete rundown.give (sb) a rundown on: · Baseball cards give a rundown on each player's statistics.give (sb) a rundown of: · Can you give me a rundown of what was said at yesterday's meeting?
the rundown of British Steel’s activities in Scotland2a quick report or explanation of an idea, situation etcrundown on Connors promised to give me a rundown on local police activity.