run over
[verb]
Synonyms:
- knock down, hit, knock over, run down
- go through, check, go over, rehearse, run through

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run over phrasal verb (see also run)

1. run somebody/something ↔ over to hit someone or something with a vehicle, and drive over them:
He was run over and killed by a bus.
She got run over outside the school.

2. run over something to think about something:
Mark’s mind raced, running over all the possibilities.

3. run over something to explain or practise something quickly:
I’ll just run over the main points again.

4. run over (something) to continue happening for longer than planned:
The meeting ran over.
The talks have run over the 15 November deadline.

5. if a container runs over, there is so much liquid inside that some flows out Synonym : overflow

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run over
run over (someone/something)
to drive over someone or something with a vehicle.
Pfeifer tried to run him over, but Fred luckily escaped.

I ran over a rabbit and was in tears all the way home!

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run over something
run over (someone/something)
to drive over someone or something with a vehicle.
Pfeifer tried to run him over, but Fred luckily escaped.

I ran over a rabbit and was in tears all the way home!

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run over
1. • run over (something)
1). to be too full and flow over the edge
The water ran over the edge of the bathtub and got everything in the room wet.

2). to read/go over something quickly, to practice something briefly
We plan to run over the material before the meeting.

2. • run over (someone or something)
to drive on top of someone or something
We ran over a rabbit on the way to the meeting.

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run over something
1. • run over (something)
1). to be too full and flow over the edge
The water ran over the edge of the bathtub and got everything in the room wet.

2). to read/go over something quickly, to practice something briefly
We plan to run over the material before the meeting.

2. • run over (someone or something)
to drive on top of someone or something
We ran over a rabbit on the way to the meeting.

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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 she would remember them for the test.
The coach ran over the signals for the trick play with the team just before game time.
3. To drive on top of; ride over.
At night cars often run over small animals that are blinded by the headlights.
Synonym: RUN DOWN.

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