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Overran

verb
/oʊ.vɚ.ɹan/
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

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.
"One line overruns another in length."
4.verbTo continue for too long.
"The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home."
5.verbTo carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
6.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."
7.verbTo abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

Synonyms

devastatedhitattackeddominatedengulfedinvadedlashedragedrolledstormedsweptswarmed

Rhymes With

deadpanspandivanclanmanpanfanquean
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