- a quick review or summary of main points of information, usually oral: This brief rundown of past events will bring you up to date.
- a play in which a base runner is caught between bases by two or more players of the opposing team who toss the ball back and forth in an effort to tag the runner out.
- runoff (def. 4).
- fatigued; weary; exhausted.
- in a state of poor health: He was in a run-down condition from months of overwork.
- in neglected condition; fallen into disrepair: a run-down house.
- (of a spring-operated device) not running because it is unwound.
- to cause or allow (an engine, battery, etc) to lose power gradually and cease to function or (of an engine, battery, etc) to do this
- to decline or reduce in number or size
- to tire, sap the strength of, or exhaust
- to criticize adversely; denigrate; decry
- to hit and knock to the ground with a moving vehicle
- nautical
- to collide with and cause to sink
- to navigate so as to move parallel to (a coast)
- to pursue and find or capture
- to read swiftly or perfunctorily
- tired; exhausted
- worn-out, shabby, or dilapidated
- a brief review, résumé, or summary
- the process of a motor or mechanism coming gradually to a standstill after the source of power is removed
- a reduction in number or size