run-downs
Quick status updates
Run-downs is the plural of run-down, a summary or briefing that covers key points: Give me a quick run-down of what happened at the meeting.
In baseball, a run-down is a play where a baserunner gets caught between bases and fielders chase him back and forth until he's tagged out.
Process of declining quality
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- neglectFailure to provide care
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
decrepit · worn-out · crumbling · ramshackle · derelict · shabby · fixer-uppers · condemned
Short informational meetings
- reportsFormal written findings
- updatesNewly provided information
- overviewsBrief general surveys
- recapsBrief summaries of events
synopses · debriefings · summaries · reviews · outlines · breakdowns · analyses · explanations
deterioration
Process of declining quality
shabbiness · decrepit · worn-out · crumbling · ramshackle · derelict · shabby · fixer-uppers · condemned · eyesores
briefings
Short informational meetings
recaps · synopses · debriefings · summaries · reviews · outlines · breakdowns · analyses · explanations · walkthroughs
pickoffs
Throws catching runners unaware
- baserunningAdvancing around the diamond
- caughtSeized or grabbed
- taggedLabeled or identified
trapped · chase · fielders · pickle · hotbox · outs · baserunners · infield · tagging · squeeze
run-downselaborations
Expanded explanations with detail
expositions · dissertations · treatises · tomes · monographs
run-downsrestorations
Acts of renewing condition
renovations · refurbishments · showpieces · upgrades · improvements