overrun

o·ver·run  (vr-rn)

v. o·ver·ran (-rn), o·ver·run, o·ver·run·ning, o·ver·runs

v.tr.

1.

a. To seize the positions of and defeat conclusively: The position of the forward infantry was overrun by large numbers of enemy troops at dawn.

b. To spread or swarm over destructively: Locusts overran the prairie.

2. To spread swiftly throughout: The new fashion overran the country.

3. To overflow: The river overran its banks.

4.

a. To run beyond or past; overshoot: The plane overran the end of the runway.

b. To run or extend beyond (a limit); exceed: Your speech has overrun the time limit.

5. Printing

a. To rearrange or move (set type or pictures) from one column, line, or page to another.

b. To set too much type for.

c. To print (a job order) in a quantity larger than that ordered.

v.intr.

1. To run over; overflow.

2. To go beyond the normal or desired limit.

n. (vr-rn)

1. An act of overrunning.

2. The amount by which something overruns.

3.

a. The exceeding of estimated costs for product development and manufacture covered by contract.

b. The amount by which actual costs exceed estimates.

4. Printing A run over and above the quantity ordered by a customer.

---

overrun

Verb

[-running, -ran, -run]

1. to conquer (territory) rapidly by force of number

2. to spread over (a place) rapidly: dirty tenements, overrun by lice, rats, and roaches

3. to extend or run beyond a set limit: Tuesday's lunch overran by three-quarters of an hour

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overrun - too much production or more than expected overproduction production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production"
Verb	1.	overrun - invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" infest invade, occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
	2.	overrun - occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" infest, invade inhabit - be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
	3.	overrun - flow or run over (a limit or brim) brim over, overflow, well over, run over spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" geyser - to overflow like a geyser
	4.	overrun - seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land" defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
	5.	overrun - run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway" overshoot - aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"

---

overrun

verb 1. overwhelm, attack, assault, occupy, raid, invade, penetrate, swamp, rout, assail, descend upon, run riot over

verb 2. spread over, overwhelm, choke, swamp, overflow, infest, inundate, permeate, spread like wildfire, swarm over, surge over, overgrow

verb 3. exceed, go beyond, surpass, overshoot, outrun, run over or on

Translations

overrun [əuvəˈrʌn] vt (irreg like run);

(MIL) [+ country]; invadir [+ time limit]; rebasar, exceder

vi → rebasar el límite previsto;

the town is overrun with tourists → el pueblo está inundado de turistas

---

overrun [əuvəˈrʌn] over vt irreg like run);

(Mil) [+ country etc]; occuper [+ time limit etc]; dépasser

vi → dépasser le temps imparti;

the town is overrun with tourists → la ville est envahie de touristes

---

overrun [əuvəˈrʌn] irreg like run) vt [+ country, continent] → einfallen in +acc

vi [meeting etc] → zu lange dauern;

the town is overrun with tourists → die Stadt ist von Touristen überlaufen

---

overrun [əuvəˈrʌn] vt (irreg) (MIL) [+ country etc]; invadere [+ time limit etc]; superare, andare al di là di

vi → protrarsi;

the town is overrun with tourists → la città è invasa dai turisti