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   overrun

   verb

   • 1. spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers: "the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists" Similar invadestormmarch intooccupyinfestswarm oversurge overflow overinundateswampoverwhelmpermeatepenetratespread overspread like wildfire overrun riot overovergrowgrow over
   • ▪ move or extend over or beyond: "let the text overrun the right-hand margin"
   • ▪ run over or beyond: "Rufus overran third base" Similar exceedgo beyondgo overlast longer thanovershootrun over
   • ▪ rotate faster than (another part of a machine): "an overrunning clutch"
   • 2. continue beyond or above an expected or allowed time or cost: "he allowed the match to overrun by 2 minutes"

   noun

   • 1. an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost: "the cost overrun caused the company's share price to fall"
   • 2. the movement or extension of something beyond an expected or allotted position: "the system acts as a brake to prevent cable overrun"
   • ▪ a clear area beyond the end of a runway: "the aircraft crossed the overrun and rolled down an embankment"
   • 3. the movement of a vehicle at a speed greater than is imparted by the engine: "the engines have overrun fuel cut-off"

   Word Origin Old Englishoferyrnan (see over-, run).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOVERRUN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OVERRUN definition: 1. If unwanted people or things overrun, they fill a place quickly and in large numbers: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of OVERRUN is to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of. How to use overrun in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › overrunOVERRUN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   OVERRUN meaning: 1. If unwanted people or things overrun, they fill a place quickly and in large numbers: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   Overrun means being populated in huge numbers or occupied in some way. Your beautiful beach town may be peaceful in the winter but overrun by tourists every summer.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOVERRUN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you say that a place is overrun with or by things that you consider undesirable, you mean that there are a large number of them there. The flower beds were overrun with grasses. The Hotel has been ordered to close because it is overrun by mice and rats.

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   To go beyond the normal or desired limit. n. (ō′vər-rŭn′) 1. An act of overrunning. 2. The amount by which something overruns.

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   noun. an act or instance of overrunning. an amount in excess; surplus: an overrun of 10,000 copies of a new book. the exceeding of estimated costs in design, development, and production, especially as estimated in a contract: a staggering overrun on the new fighter plane.