To crush or flatten something by moving over it with something heavy
“She drove over to her mother's house, being careful not to run over any raccoons.”
To hit or collide with, typically with a moving vehicle
“Most people, though, felt the objective of the game was to mercilessly run over pedestrians.”
To scan or look through something quickly
“Run over the list of the strong positive qualities of the strong men of your acquaintance and endeavor to reproduce them in you.”
To repeat or recapitulate something that has been said or presented
“Would you run over again what that would cost us?”
To practice something repeatedly so as to become skilled
“I'll send someone to run over your lines with you right after makeup.”
To recall in one's memory
“He began to run over in his mind the personalities of the men and women with whom he had spent the evening at the supper party.”
To overflow or spill out from
“Do not let your drinks run over the sides of the glass.”
To go over or beyond a given limit or level
“We have all been to talks that run over the allotted time, and the longer it goes, the more frustrated the audience will become.”
To analyze with the intent of making changes
(call on/round/at) To make a brief, usually social, visit
To knock down with velocity or momentum, especially with a moving vehicle
To create or form a layer over
To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot
To explain something that is difficult to comprehend
To inundate or submerge, especially in water
To flicker or ripple over something
To estimate the value of something
To overwhelm or inundate with people, animals or things
(a person) To inspect or examine
To move or proceed across, over, or through
To take a brief or hurried look at someone or something
Overwhelmed with emotion
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