Noun

1. A rough outline. Generally used in the definite, as the rundown.

   Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?

2. A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.

   Smith is caught in a rundown, but Jones will come around to score.

Synonyms

• bedraggled
• broken-down
• dilapidated
• ramshackle
• ruinous
• tatterdemalion
• tumbledown