: extending beyond the allotted space
ran over; run over; running over; runs over
1
: to go over, examine, repeat, or rehearse quickly
2
: to collide with, knock down, and often drive over
ran over a dog
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Verb
let's run over this dance number one more time
I could run over right now if that's good for you.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Its only prime-time NFL programming was a 34-minute runover of its afternoon coverage into prime time, which averaged 14.5 million viewers.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Cole never ran over, Betts reached safely, and the Dodgers were finally on the board.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The runover is not considered a separate program but is included in the network’s weekly average.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Its only prime-time NFL programming was a 34-minute runover of its afternoon coverage into prime time, which averaged 14.5 million viewers.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
Verb
Anaheim street racing victims run over taken to hospital
Both pedestrians injured in the vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash were transported to a hospital, police said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Cole never ran over, Betts reached safely, and the Dodgers were finally on the board.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Runover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runover. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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