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Overrun

Verb

Definitionen

1.VerbTo defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
2.VerbTo infest, swarm over, flow over.
"The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds."
3.VerbTo run past; to run beyond.
"The athlete overran the finish line and kept going.; One line overruns another in length.; The aircraft didn't stop in time and overran the runway."
4.VerbTo run past the end of.
"The aircraft didn't stop in time and overran the runway."
5.VerbTo continue for too long.
"The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home."
6.VerbTo carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
7.VerbTo go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
"In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it."
8.VerbTo abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
9.NounAn instance of overrunning. A turnover: a break to a new line by text flowing within the column.
10.NounA turnover: a break to a new line by text flowing within the column.
11.NounThe amount by which something overruns.
"At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!"
12.NounAn area of terrain beyond the end of a runway that is kept flat and unobstructed to allow an aircraft that runs off the end of the runway to stop safely.
"The runway has 7,000 feet of paved surface, plus a 2,000-foot grass overrun."
13.NounAir that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.
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