different between rundown vs shitbox

English

Noun

rundown (plural rundowns)

1. (chiefly with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation.

   Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?

2. (gambling) A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc.
   • 1946, Lancer (page 15)

     Comes post-time, and I am at the bookie joint listening the running descriptions and rundowns, […]

   • 1960, American Trial Lawyers Association, Convention Proceedings (page 455)

     I would say this: If you are in a community where you do not have the rundown sheet on the horses in the race, do what they have done in Sacramento.

3. (baseball) 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.

4. A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
5. A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.

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Adjective

rundown (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of run-down

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• See Thesaurus:ramshackle

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References

• “rundown”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• undrown

English

Etymology

shit +? box

Pronunciation

Noun

shitbox (plural shitboxes)

1. (slang, vulgar) A dump; a run-down, messy or disgusting item.

   My house is a shitbox.

2. (slang, vulgar) An old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy or shitheap
3. (slang, vulgar) A contemptible person.

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