The water in the bathtub ran over the edge and got everything in the room wet.
We can run over this material tomorrow before the meeting.
We ran over a small rabbit on the way to the meeting.
Idioms and examples. 2014.
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 — (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! … New idioms dictionary
run over — ► run over 1) knock down with a vehicle. 2) overflow. 3) exceed (a limit). Main Entry: ↑run … English terms dictionary
run over — index inundate, invade, overlap, overstep, recapitulate, repeat (state again), review Burton s Legal Thes … Law dictionary
run over — verb 1. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑run down • Hypernyms: ↑injure, ↑wound • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
run over — phrasal verb Word forms run over : present tense I/you/we/they run over he/she/it runs over present participle running over past tense ran over past participle run over 1) [transitive] to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over… … English dictionary
run-over — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from run over, past participle of run over 1. : extending beyond the allotted space run over matter in printing 2. : worn at one side run over heels … Useful english dictionary
run over — PHRASAL VERB If a vehicle or its driver runs a person or animal over, it knocks them down or drives over them. [V n P] You can always run him over and make it look like an accident... [V P n] He ran over a six year old child as he was driving… … English dictionary
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 (smth) quickly; practice briefly. During the lunch hour, Mary ran over her history facts so she would… … Словарь американских идиом
