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o·ver·run
 overrun
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
o
v r
ruhn
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| inflections: |
overran, overrun, overrunning, overruns |
| definition 1: |
to sweep across and dominate quickly, as an invading population, or a plague.
The Tatars overran much of Russia in the thirteenth century.- synonyms:
- invade
- similar words:
- conquer, engulf, overcome, overtake, overwhelm, penetrate, raid, ravage, swarm, vanquish
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| definition 2: |
to spread throughout, taking hold, as an infestation, an idea, or a growth of plant life.
The garden has been overrun with weeds.- synonyms:
- infest, penetrate, permeate, pervade, swarm
- similar words:
- beset, engulf, invade, overspread, spread, suffuse
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| definition 3: |
to run past (a place or limit); overshoot.
The meeting overran the scheduled time.- synonyms:
- exceed, overextend, overreach, overshoot, overstep
- similar words:
- overdo, pass, surpass
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| definition 4: |
to overflow; flood.
The creek overran its banks.- synonyms:
- deluge, flood, inundate, overflow
- similar words:
- engulf, overspread, submerge
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| related words: |
avalanche, deluge, dominate, exceed, invade, mob, occupy, overflow |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
o
vr
ruhn
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| definition: |
to overflow; flood.
- synonyms:
- flood, overflow
- similar words:
- submerge
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| related words: |
boil over, overflow |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
o
vr
ruhn
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| definition 1: |
an instance in which, or the amount by which, actual costs exceed estimated costs.
- similar words:
- excess
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| definition 2: |
an instance of overrunning.
- similar words:
- excess, overflow
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