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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rundown/ˈrʌndaʊn/

▶noun a brief analysis or summary. ▶adjective (run-down)

1 in a poor or neglected state.

2 tired and rather unwell, especially through overwork.

'run-down' also found in these Oxford entries:

decurrent - fleapit - insalubrious - ratty - run - rundown - salubrious - skid row

Forum discussions with the word(s) "run-down" in the title:

a cheap, shabby, run-down pub
As soon as the leex in the beer was knocked one of the engineers was naturally run down.
Battery has run down, has gone flat?
Phrasal verbs - featuring work on, run down, wait for and full supporting cast.
run down
Tears run down my face I can't replace
To run down wind
when I feel run down
You were ran\run down by a car.

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