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runs roughshod over

runs roughshod over is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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...

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What is runs roughshod over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs roughshod over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run roughshod over.

Words near runs roughshod over in the dictionary

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

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