steps (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of step (on)
as in runs over

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  1. runs over
  2. runs down
Verb
  • Gordon runs over with his car and leaves permanently handicapped.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • At prices ranging from $26 to $131, Zucker’s total haul for the exercise runs over $1,700.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs over
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  • There’s a marshy creek that runs down the west side of the property, and that creekbottom transitions to a 100-yard-wide stretch of hardwoods that border a hayfield.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Italy‘s Rai has bought the Fox and Fremantle reboot starring Stephen Amell, Brooks Nader and Noah Beck after its first window deal with Prime Video Italy runs down.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs down
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“Steps (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steps%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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