run over

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

run over

1. to come by for a quick visit. Can you run over for a minute after work? I will run over for a minute as soon as I can.

2. to overflow. The bathtub ran over and there was water all over the floor. She poured the coffee until the cup ran over.

See also: run

run over (something)

to exceed a limit. The lecture ran over the allotted time. Bob ran over the amount he was budgeted to spend.

See also: run

run over someone or something

to drive, steer, or travel so as to pass over someone or something. The bus ran over the fallen man. That car almost ran over my toe.

See also: run

run over somebody/something also run somebody/something over

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!

See also: run

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

References in classic literature	?		Idioms browser	?		Full browser	?
However, it's all over at last, and they have run over nothing but an old pig in Southam Street. Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context Alice got behind a tree, for fear of being run over, and watched them go by. Through the Looking Glass by Carroll, Lewis View in context If we'd started up, we'd have run over her in a second. The Red One by London, Jack View in context			run into run into a stone wall run into the ground run it down run its course run like clockwork run like the wind run low run mouth run off run off at the mouth run off in all directions run off with run on run on all cylinders run onto run out run out at run out of run out of gas run out of some place run out of steam run out of time run out on run out the clock run over run over to run over with run ragged run rampant run rhymes run rings around run riot run scared run short Run that by again run the gamut run the gantlet run the gauntlet run the good race run the risk run the show run through run to run to earth run to ground run up run up against run up the flagpole run up to some place run with			run one's mouth run onto run out run out run out run out run out run out at Run Out Date run out of run out of run out of run out of run out of run out of gas run out of patience run out of some place run out of steam run out of time run out of town run out of town run out of town run out of town run out of your skin run out on run out on run out on run out on run out on run out the clock run over Run over by a Bus run over to run over with run parallel to run past run past run past run past Run Poker Tour run ragged run ragged run rampant Run rate Run rate Run Rates run rhymes run rings around run rings around run rings around run rings around run rings around run rings around run rings around someone run rings round run rings round run rings round run rings round run rings round run rings round Run Riot

Idioms and phrases

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.