run+over

  • 11run over — 1) be too full and flow over the edge The water in the bathtub ran over the edge and got everything in the room wet. 2) try to go over something quickly, practice briefly We can run over this material tomorrow before the meeting. 3) drive on top… …

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  • 12run 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 …

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  • 13run over — v. (d; intr.) to run over to (she ran over to her friend s place) …

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  • 14run over — To exceed the capacity of a container. To go beyond a limit. To ride or drive over a person or an object. As to the meaning of the term run over, as it appears in an accident insurance policy. Anno: 138 ALR 411 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 15run over — phr verb Run over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hand …

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  • 16run over someone — 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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  • 17run 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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  • 18run over something — ˌrun ˈover sth derived to read through or practise sth quickly • She ran over her notes before giving the lecture. Main entry: ↑runderived …

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  • 19run 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 …

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  • 20run 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 …

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