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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.
- Thesaurus: defeat, invade, occupy.
3. To go beyond (a fixed limit).
- Example: The talk overran by ten minutes
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.
6. Said of a vehicle engine: to slow down in response to a reverse torque transmitted through the gears from the wheels.
- 1. The act or an instance of overrunning.
2. The extent to which something overruns.
3. An excess of production.
