 overrun |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (military) invade in great numbers | |
| Synonyms: | infest | |
| Examples: | "the roaches infested our kitchen" |
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| Related terms: | invade infestation | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers | |
| Synonyms: | infested plagued | |
| Examples: | "waters infested with sharks" "shark-infested waters" "the locust-overrun countryside" "drug-plagued streets" |
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| Related terms: | combining_form troubled | |
| 3. | [ verb ] flow or run over (a limit or brim) | |
| Synonyms: | overflow brim_over run_over well_over | |
| Related terms: | spill geyser flood run | |
| 4. | [ verb ] occupy in large numbers or live on a host | |
| Synonyms: | invade infest | |
| Examples: | "cockroaches invaded my kitchen" "Ants overran the picnic table" "the Kudzu plant infests muchof the South" and is spreading to the North" |
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| Related terms: | inhabit infestation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] run beyond or past | |
| Examples: | "The plane overran the runway" |
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| Related terms: | overshoot | |
| 6. | [ verb ] seize the position of and defeat | |
| Examples: | "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land" |
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| Related terms: | overcome | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (economics,business) too much production or more than expected | |
| Synonyms: | overproduction | |
| Related terms: | production overflow | |
| Similar spelling: |
Overman ovarian overnice overmuch overhang overhand overnight Overmyer |
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