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overrun

1 of 2

verb

over·​run ˌō-vər-ˈrən How to pronounce overrun (audio)
ˌō-və-
overran ˌō-vər-ˈran How to pronounce overrun (audio)
ˌō-və-
; overrun; overrunning

transitive verb

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

overrun

2 of 2

noun

over·​run ˈō-vər-ˌrən How to pronounce overrun (audio)
ˈō-və-
1
: an act or instance of overrunning
especially : an exceeding of the costs estimated in a contract for development and manufacture of new equipment
2
: the amount by which something overruns
3
: a run in excess of the quantity ordered by a customer

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb The tank divisions overran the countryside. The city was being overrun by enemy troops. The plane overran the runway. His speech overran the time allowed.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Yes, it may have been overrun with giant mushrooms and vine, no thanks to the Reality Bloom Biome. Toby Grey, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022 Some 165 miles northeast of Mariupol, Russian forces have now almost completely overrun their next major target: the industrial city of Severodonetsk, which since 2014 has served as Ukraine’s administrative hub for Luhansk province. Patrick J. Mcdonnell And Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022 In fact, the comments section is overrun with viewers discussing both Jenner's and Karanikolaou's lips in the video. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 Without outside help, some NATO countries could be quickly overrun by a Russian attack. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2022 But Moscow has struggled for weeks to overrun it completely, despite deploying additional troops and possessing a massive advantage in military assets. Arkansas Online, 21 June 2022 Some 165 miles northeast of Mariupol, Russian forces have now almost completely overrun their next major target: the industrial city of Severodonetsk, which since 2014 has served as Ukraine’s administrative hub for Luhansk province. Patrick J. Mcdonnell And Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022 However, Compaore was praised by the U.N. for contributing to peace and stability in Mali when the neighboring country was nearly overrun by jihadis a decade ago. Oumar Zombre And Sam Mednick, ajc, 7 July 2022 Some 165 miles northeast of Mariupol, Russian forces have now almost completely overrun their next major target: the industrial city of Severodonetsk, which since 2014 has served as Ukraine’s administrative hub for Luhansk province. Patrick J. Mcdonnell And Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022
Noun
Although the building had 176 units, only 127 were habitable, as nearly 50 had been overrun with rats, raw sewage, cockroaches and mold. jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The start of the school year brings streets overrun with signature yellow buses and students waiting in masses on the side of the road. Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022 Expedition cruising in Alaska can offer travelers a far different – and more enriching – experience than the mega-ships that overrun ports like Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan with passenger counts that sometimes exceed the entire local population. Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Chinese leadership likely believes that the chaos of lockdowns and quarantines would pale in comparison to having hospitals across the country overrun with COVID patients and the appearance that the government had lost control of the outbreak. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 21 July 2022 White is endlessly watchable as Carmy, a soulful, doe-eyed sad boy with Botticelli features and arms overrun with tattoos and burn marks. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 July 2022 That explains why their signature dish is rabbit stew -- a dish said to date back 2,500 years to when the island was overrun with the animals. Julia Buckley, CNN, 27 May 2022 Bonners Ferry feels like it’s been overrun with white nationalists, said Ms. Russell, who owns a dance studio in the town of 2,600 residents. Nicholas K. Geranios, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022 Left behind are swaths of barren land that are more susceptible to being overrun with invasive scrub brush, which, apart from suffocating saplings, presents renewed wildfire danger. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of overrun was before the 12th century

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