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  • 1run over — verb 1. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑run down • Hypernyms: ↑injure, ↑wound • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …

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  • 2run over — phrasal verb Word forms run over : present tense I/you/we/they run over he/she/it runs over present participle running over past tense ran over past participle run over 1) [transitive] to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over… …

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  • 3overrun vs run over —   Overrun is a verb.   It can mean to spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers.   For example: If bin collections do not improve we could be overrun by rats.   It can also mean, to conquer or occupy a territory by force.   For example:… …

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  • 4overrun vs run over —   Overrun is a verb.   It can mean to spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers.   For example: If bin collections do not improve we could be overrun by rats.   It can also mean, to conquer or occupy a territory by force.   For example:… …

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  • 5run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… …

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  • 6run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… …

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  • 7ˌrun sb/sth ˈover — phrasal verb to hit someone or something with a vehicle Keeley was run over by a car outside her house.[/ex] …

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  • 8Car of Tomorrow — is also the title of a 1951 film by Tex Avery. Car of Tomorrow may also refer to the new Nationwide Series car. Car of Tomorrow Technical specifications …

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  • 9Over-Run (Transformers) — Over Run is the name of three fictional characters from the Transformers series. The third Over Run was given that name after a controversy over his initial name, Spastic. Contents 1 Transformers: Generation 1 1.1 Dreamwave Productions 1.2 Fun… …

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  • 10run — ► VERB (running; past ran; past part. run) 1) move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. 2) move about in a hurried and hectic way. 3) pass or cause to pass: Helen ran her fingers through her …

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