Definition of Overrun

1. Verb. Invade in great numbers. "The roaches infested our kitchen"

Exact synonyms: Infest
Generic synonyms: Invade, Occupy
Derivative terms: Infestation, Infestation

2. Noun. Too much production or more than expected.
Exact synonyms: Overproduction
Generic synonyms: Production
Derivative terms: Overproduce, Overproduce

3. Verb. Occupy in large numbers or live on a host. "The Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
Exact synonyms: Infest, Invade
Generic synonyms: Inhabit
Derivative terms: Infestation, Infestation, Invasion

4. Verb. Flow or run over (a limit or brim).
Exact synonyms: Brim Over, Overflow, Run Over, Well Over
Entails: Course, Feed, Flow, Run
Generic synonyms: Run Out, Spill
Specialized synonyms: Geyser
Derivative terms: Overflow, Overflow

5. Verb. Seize the position of and defeat. "The Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
Generic synonyms: Defeat, Get The Better Of, Overcome

6. Verb. Run beyond or past. "The plane overran the runway"
Generic synonyms: Overshoot

Definition of Overrun

1. v. t. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass.

2. v. i. To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.

Definition of Overrun

1. Verb. To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively. ¹

2. Verb. To infest, swarm over, flow over ¹

3. Verb. To run past; exceed ¹

4. Verb. To continue for too long. ¹

5. Verb. To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line of a set type ¹

6. Noun. An instance of overrunning ¹

7. Noun. The amount by which something overruns ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overrun

1. to spread or swarm over [v -RAN, -RUNNING, -RUNS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overrun

overrude
overruff
overruffed
overruffing
overruffs
overrule
overruled
overruler
overrulers
overrules
overrulest
overruleth
overruling
overrulingly
overrulings
overrun (current term)
overrunner
overrunners
overrunneth
overrunning
overruns
overs
oversad
oversaid
oversail
oversails
oversale
oversales
oversalt
oversalted

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