overrun

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
2. (transitive) To infest, swarm over, flow over.
3. (transitive) To run past; to run beyond.
4. (transitive) To run past; to run beyond.
5. (intransitive) To continue for too long.
6. To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
7. (transitive) To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
8. (transitive) To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An instance of overrunning.
2. (countable, uncountable) The amount by which something overruns.
3. (countable, uncountable) An area of terrain beyond the end of a runway that is kept flat and unobstructed to allow an aircraft that runs off the end of the runway to stop safely.
4. (countable, uncountable) Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.

Synonyms

invade

infest

overflow

exceed

raid

run over

overstep

trample down

oppress

occupy

go beyond

surpass

surmount

well over

inundate

whelm

take over

run-out

overtop

brim over

encroach

overcome

overproduction

overwhelm

transgress

crush

flush

flooding

flux

fluxion

crowd together

burst in

flood

crawl

engulf

outdo

encroach upon

corner

beggar

master

maraud

leapfrog

egress

compress

journey

effusion

effluence

clip

outflow

bridge

Translations

overstromen

invadir

infestar

invadir

envair

inundar

εισβάλλω

κατακλύζω

voorbijlopen

envahir

overschrijding

Überlauf

binnenvallen

inunderen

einfallen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌəʊ.vəˈɹʌn/

Etymology

From over- + run.