Overrun

[əʊvə'rʌn] or ['ovərʌn]

Definition

(verb.) run beyond or past; 'The plane overran the runway'.

(verb.) seize the position of and defeat; 'the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land'.

Edited by Arnold--From WordNet

Definition

(p. p.) of Overrun

(v. t.) To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass.

(v. t.) To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.

(v. t.) To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length.

(v. t.) To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

(v. t.) To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before.

(v. t.) To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.

(v. i.) To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.

(v. i.) To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns.

Edited by Hilda

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Run over, spread over.[2]. Ravage, devastate, despoil, lay waste.

v. n. Overflow, run over.

Checker: Tina

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Lay-waste, devastate,[See RAVAGE]

Editor: Sallust

Definition

v.t. to run or spread over: to grow over: to spread over and take possession of: to crush down: (B.) to run faster than: to pass in running: to extend composed types beyond their first limit.—v.i. to run over: to extend beyond the right length as a line or page in printing.—n. Overrun′ner one that overruns.

Checker: Micawber