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overrun Definition


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overrun
verb
    1. To spread over or through something; to infest it.
      Example: overrun with weeds
      Thesaurus: infest, inundate, permeate, ravage, swarm around, choke, overwhelm, run riot over.
    2. To invade and occupy (another country) quickly and by force.
      Thesaurus: defeat, invade, occupy.
    tr & intr
    3. To go beyond (a fixed limit).
      Example: The talk overran by ten minutes
    intr
    4. Said of liquid or a container, etc: to spill over; to overflow.
    5. printing.
      To transfer or carry over (set type) to a new line or page.
    intr
    6. Said of a vehicle engine: to slow down in response to a reverse torque transmitted through the gears from the wheels.
noun
    1. The act or an instance of overrunning.
    2. The extent to which something overruns.
    3. An excess of production.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon oferyrnan.



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