A rough outline of a topic or situation.
Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?
A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc.
Comes post-time, and I am at the bookie joint listening the running descriptions and rundowns, […]
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.
Alternative form of run-down.
Deverbal from run down.
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