A summary or quick explanation of the main points; or a state of being exhausted and worn-down.
Compound word from 'run' and 'down,' originally a 'running down' or summary of events; also describes physical or emotional exhaustion from being 'run down.'
'Rundown' cleverly works two ways in one word—you can ask for 'the rundown' of what happened, or complain you feel 'rundown' yourself, showing how English compounds pack in multiple meanings!
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