runover
the amount of type matter for a given article, story, etc., that is carried over to another page, column, or line.
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British Dictionary definitions for run over
(tr, adverb) to knock down (a person) with a moving vehicle
(intr) to overflow the capacity of (a container)
(intr, preposition) to examine hastily or make a rapid survey of
(intr, preposition) to exceed (a limit): we've run over our time
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with runover
Knock down and, often, pass over, as in The car ran over our dog. [First half of 1900s]
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