WASH (OVER) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

wash (over)

verb

Definition of wash (over)

as in to run over

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

recede

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wash (over)

Verb

Their teammates ran over the join them in a group hug, relieved to be back in the game.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Boston took a 4-0 lead over Baltimore in the first inning, and starter Jake Bennett held the Orioles to three runs over 5 2/3 innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of run over

Verb

Given how much capital is flowing into AI, what is the sustainable business model?

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 25 July 2026
In all the time since, the water flowed through that line under the many incarnations of the Sunset Strip, feeding smaller pipes that quenched a growing metropolis that expanded from about 500,000 people to 4 million.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

Bring to a boil over medium-high; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

— Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Mbappe was booked at the end for a challenge on goalkeeper Unai Simon as frustrations threatened to boil over.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of boil over

Verb

Elaborate fights, the power of music, a controversial work from a master, another superhero movie, and one of the biggest debuts of all time — July 2026 has a lot to stream on premium video on demand.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Keith David leads the voice cast as President Andre Curtis for the project that premieres its first season Sunday, immediately following the season nine finale of Rick and Morty, with episodes set to stream the following day on HBO Max.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of stream

Verb

Businesses that had never flooded before were suddenly underwater.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
At some point in the mid-1850s, the river Padma suddenly carved a new path through the village of his ancestors in modern-day Bangladesh, flooding their homes and scattering them across the Indian subcontinent.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of flood

Verb

Clark Forrest is a local weatherman who becomes absorbed in the crises engulfing his new friend Floyd Smernitch, the station’s sign-language interpreter.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Regional sports networks have been engulfed by uncertainty for several years, so that was not a surprising development, and the Blues had been planning for the possibility.

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of engulf

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