run over

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run over

verb runs over · running over · ran over · run over

idiomatic, intransitive To exceed the allotted time. The previous presentation ran over and ours had to start late.
Similar: overrun
transitive To cross by running. The athletes must run over the bridge to reach the finish line.
idiomatic, transitive To drive over, causing injury or death. Can you believe somebody would just run over a cat like that?
Similar: overrun
broadly, transitive To mistreat out of disregard. It is time that all bisexuals and gays that are in prison become unified and stop letting the administration and other inmates run over them.
Similar: overrun
idiomatic, transitive To describe briefly; to summarize or recapitulate; to go through or consider quickly. Before we start the project, let's just run over who is doing what.
idiomatic, transitive To rehearse quickly. You'd better run over your statement before going on the platform.
ambitransitive To overflow. The bath water nearly ran over.
Similar: overrun
To score a try. Andrew Bishop then ran over in the closing stages, but it was too late.
To have rotation in such direction that the crank pin traverses the upper, or front, half of its path in the forward, or outward, stroke; said of a crank which drives, or is driven by, a reciprocating piece.

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verb to continue for too long — see also overrun

Deutsch	überziehen, überschreiten

verb to drive over, causing injury or death

Español	atropellar, arrollar
日本語	轢く hiku
Português	atropelar
Français	renverser
Deutsch	überfahren
Italiano	investire
Ελληνικά	πατάω patáo
Română	călca

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@misc{run_over_2026,
  title = {run over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/run%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}