overrun
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹʌn/noun, verb3 syllables
Overrun means: flow or run over (a limit or brim).
Synonyms for overrun10
noun, as in too much production or more than expected
verb, as in flow or run over (a limit or brim)
verb, as in occupy in large numbers or live on a host
verb, as in invade in great numbers
also used for overrun
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What does overrun mean?6
verb
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
occupy in large numbers or live on a host“the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North”
invade in great numbers“the roaches infested our kitchen”
seize the position of and defeat“the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land”
run beyond or past“The plane overran the runway”
noun
too much production or more than expected
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Overrun in a sentence
- Nonnative species have invaded Australia and threaten to overrun indigenous plants and animals.Hybrid
- Behind the house there was an old orchard, now overrun with noxious weeds and rough shrubs.adiante19
- Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice.The_World_Factbook
- The basement is overrun with rats.jaxhere
- The entire city is overrun by zombies.Hybrid
- My lawn is being overrun with dandelions.Lebensfreude
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of overrun
as a noun
- plural
- overruns
as a verb
- past tense
- overran
- past participle
- overrun
- present participle
- overrunning
- third-person singular
- overruns