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ran roughshod over

ran roughshod over is the simple past of run roughshod over.

Meaning of run roughshod over

Verb

run roughshod over (third-person singular simple present runs roughshod over, present participle running roughshod over, simple past ran roughshod over, past participle run roughshod over)

  1. Synonym of ride roughshod over.
    • [I]f the demos really were like a passionate drunk, willing and able to run roughshod over minorities, then it might also be willing and able to run roughshod over the judiciary or the constitution.2014, Jacob T. Levy, “The Constitutional Entrenchment of Federalism”, in James E. Fleming, Jacob T. Levy, editors, Federalism and Subsidiarity, New York, N.Y.; London: New York University Press...

Questions about ran roughshod over

What is ran roughshod over the simple past of?
Ran roughshod over is the simple past of run roughshod over.

Words near ran roughshod over in the dictionary

  1. ran past
  2. ran point
  3. ran rampant
  4. ran rings around
  5. ran riot
  6. ran roughshod over
  7. ran scared
  8. ran short
  9. ran someone off their feet
  10. ran someone ragged
  11. ran someone's file

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