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Overrun

noun
/əʊvəˈɹʌn/
Word Frequency: 1.3

Definitions

1.nounAn instance of overrunning
2.nounThe amount by which something overruns
"At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!"
3.nounAir that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.
4.verbTo defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
5.verbTo infest, swarm over, flow over.
"The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds."
6.verbTo run past; to run beyond.
"One line overruns another in length."
7.verbTo continue for too long.
"The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home."
8.verbTo carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
9.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."
10.verbTo abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

Synonyms

run overbrim overoverproductionoverflowplaguedtroubledinfestinfestedwell overovertakingovercomeovercoming

Rhymes With

runshunstunonebon tonsundungun
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