the act of spilling over into the margin or onto the following page
runover in American English
(ˈrʌnˌouvər)
noun
Printing
the amount of type matter for a given article, story, etc., that is carried over toanother page, column, or line
Word origin
[1930–35; n. use of v. phrase run over]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, kickback, preset, technical foul, video
Examples of 'runover' in a sentence
runover
Her sweater was faded, with pulls in the yarn, her slacks were baggy at the knees, and her loafers were runover.