runover
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of runover
First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase run over
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The 21-minute runover of ABC’s coverage of the Houston Texans’ 22-19 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills averaged 21.042 million viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2020
The 40-minute runover of Seattle’s 17-9 victory over Philadelphia averaged 38.015 million viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2020
He shaves himself with a safety razor in the morning, handles the old beard problem with a quick runover by electric razor in the afternoon.
From Time Magazine Archive
She’s alive all the way from her runover heels to the wiggly end of the limp feather that flops careless like over one ear.
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford
From the frayed necktie down to the runover shoes, Tutwater is a walkin’ example of the poor debtor’s oath.
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford
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