Run over Definition 1 of 5Pro Tip 1/3Accidental Harm Used when someone is unintentionally injured or killed by a vehicle. A cyclist got run over at the intersection. Pro Tip 2/3Physical Contact Implies direct physical contact between the vehicle and the victim. A dog was run over in the street last night. Pro Tip 3/3Severity Implied Often suggests severe injury or fatality. She witnessed a man being run over by a truck.