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run over
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Definitions and Synonyms of
run over
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run over
| What is
run over?
Definition 1: injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle - [verb of body]
Synonyms for run over in the sense of this definition
run down
(
run over
is a kind of ...) cause injuries or bodily harm to
injure
wound
Definition 2: flow or run over (a limit or brim) - [verb of motion]
Synonyms for run over in the sense of this definition
brim over
overflow
overrun
well over
(
run over
is a kind of ...) flow, run or fall out and become lost
"The milk spilled across the floor"
"The wine spilled onto the table"
run out
spill
(... is a kind of
run over
) to overflow like a geyser
geyser
(
run over
implies ...) move along, of liquids
"Water flowed into the cave"
"the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
course
feed
flow
run
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run-down
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run-down