to run over

Examples

• All

• Water is running over parts of Grand and Commonwealth.

  Blog text (13)

• And red water ran over the mesa.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Water's running over the top.

  In the Land of Women (2007)

• I'd take a shower and let the hot water run over my chest and stomach.

  Fiction book (1997)

• It was about the water gently running over the still turtle.

  Fiction book (2001)

• the tub's running over.

  A Warm December (1973)

• Once, when they had killed hogs and Elton and Mary had stayed at home to finish rendering their lard, the boiling fat had foamed up and begun to run over the sides of the kettle.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The soup began to run over the edges of the pot as it boiled.

• She accidentally let the coffee run over the brim of her cup.

• Make sure to watch the kettle, or the water will run over the sides.

Synonyms

O

to overflow

vsto run over

43 2.9

To flow over the edge when a container or space is too full

is the neutral term for liquid going beyond a container's edge

G

to gush

vsto run over

26 3.2

To flow out suddenly and forcefully, like blood from a wound

describes the same excess but as a calmer, neutral overflow

W

to well over

vsto run over

22 4.4

To rise and flow out like tears or strong feelings

is the neutral physical action without emotional or forceful emphasis

P

to pour out

vsto run over

22 2.9

Make liquid flow out of a container

describes the same movement but not necessarily deliberate pouring

S

to spill over

vsto run over

16 4.2

To move beyond the edge of a container or place

is limited to liquid passing the edge of a container

S

to spout

vsto run over

9 3.7

To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream

is about gentle exceeding of a container's brim rather than a jet

O

to overrun

vsto run over

4 5.3

Go past a limit or planned time

is specifically about liquid passing over a container's brim

O

to overspill

vsto run over

• UK

1 4.9

To flow over the edge of a container or limit

focuses on the action of liquid moving past the container edge

B

to brim over

vsto run over

3.6

To flow over the edge when a container or feeling is too full

describes the same overflowing result but as a general action

O

to overbrim

vsto run over

7.8

To be or make something so full that it spills over the edge

is the broader verb for any liquid going beyond its brim

G

gushing

vsto run over

4.1

Flowing out quickly and in large amounts

is the plain description of liquid moving past a container edge

Antonyms

L

to limit

∞ 2.1

To control how much or how often something happens

C

to contain

∞ 1.1

To have something inside like a box or book

How Full

to run over

5 3.2

spill

103 1.0

to leak

212 1.0

to trickle

70 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology