back over

verb

To reverse a vehicle over; to trample something while reversing

“Don’t back over the curb.”

Meanings

verbback over (third-person singular simple present backs over, present participle backing over, simple past and past participle backed over)

present singular third person backs over · participle present backing over · participle past backed over · past backed over

  1. To reverse a vehicle over; to trample something while reversing

    Don’t back over the curb.

    1 more example

    He backed over the family cat.

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APA

back over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20over

MLA

“back over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20over. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back over,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20over.

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