overrun

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overrun[1,transitive verb] overrun[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹over·run
Pronunciation: -'r&n
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): over·ran /-'ran/; -run; -run·ning
1 a (1) : to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of (2) : to invade and occupy or ravage b : to spread or swarm over : INFEST
2 a : to run or go beyond or past <the plane overran the runway> b : EXCEED <overrun a budget> c : to readjust (set type) by shifting letters or words from one line into another
3 : to flow over <the river overran its banks>