1. The poor dog was run over by a speeding car. 2. The water in the sink is running over, the pipe is clogged again.
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run over — {v.} 1. To be too full and flow over the edge; spill over. * /Billy forgot he had left the water on, and the tub ran over./ 2. To try or go over (something) quickly; practice briefly. * /During the lunch hour, Mary ran over her history facts so… … Dictionary of American idioms
run over — {v.} 1. To be too full and flow over the edge; spill over. * /Billy forgot he had left the water on, and the tub ran over./ 2. To try or go over (something) quickly; practice briefly. * /During the lunch hour, Mary ran over her history facts so… … Dictionary of American idioms
run over — index inundate, invade, overlap, overstep, recapitulate, repeat (state again), review Burton s Legal Thes … Law dictionary
run over — verb a) To exceed the allotted time. The previous presentation ran over and ours had to start late. b) To cross by running The athletes must run over the bridge to reach the finish line … Wiktionary
run over — phr verb Run over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hand … Collocations dictionary
run over sth — UK US run over sth Phrasal Verb with run({{}}/rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run) ► to quickly repeat or give the main points of something: »I ll just run over what s been said so far … Financial and business terms
run over — Synonyms and related words: abound, autopsy, battologize, bristle with, brood over, browse, call off, call over, call the roll, canvass, cascade, cataract, census, check, check out, check over, check up on, chew over, con over, count, crawl with … Moby Thesaurus
run over — verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to exceed a limit 2. overflow transitive verb 1. to go over, examine, repeat, or rehearse quickly 2. to collide with, knock down, and often drive over < ran over a dog > … New Collegiate Dictionary
To run over — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To run over — Over O ver ([=o] v[ e]r), prep. [AS. ofer; akin to D. over, G. [ u]ber, OHG. ubir, ubar, Dan. over, Sw. [ o]fver, Icel. yfir, Goth. ufar, L. super, Gr. ype r, Skr. upari. [root]199. Cf. {Above}, {Eaves}, {Hyper }, {Orlop}, {Super }, {Sovereign},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
run-over — adjective Date: circa 1934 extending beyond the allotted space … New Collegiate Dictionary
