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What is another word for run over?





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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 over is a kind of ...) cause injuries or bodily harm to

Definition 2: flow or run over (a limit or brim) - [verb of motion]

Synonyms for run over in the sense of this definition

(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"

(... is a kind of run over ) to overflow like a geyser

(run over implies ...) move along, of liquids

"Water flowed into the cave" "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

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