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overrun::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | overproduction |
| Type of | production |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | overshoot |
overrun::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | overcome, get the better of, defeat |
Examples of overrun
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He was last reported in the Bab al-Azizia compound, overrun last week by rebels.
From the telegraph.co.uk
To get an idea of what it's like, think of the Alamo just before it was overrun.
From the omaha.com
Preservationist traditions keep temples and ancient villages from being overrun.
From the online.wsj.com
Part of the roof has collapsed and the 1928 building has been overrun by debris.
From the post-gazette.com
Yet, the government is what keeps us from being overrun, invaded, attacked, etc.
From the sacbee.com
Throughout the Olympics, drunken revelers have overrun the streets of Vancouver.
From the time.com
The Laotians were overrun, and many fled to the Special Forces camp at Lang Vei.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He then searches the streets on horseback, finding an overrun military blockade.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The K Street that was overrun with homeless people and lacked any sort of life?
From the sacbee.com
- Infest: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
- Overproduction: too much production or more than expected
- Invade: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
- Overflow: flow or run over (a limit or brim)
- Seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
- Run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"
- An instance of overrunning; The amount by which something overruns; To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively; To infest, swarm over, flow over; To run past; exceed; To continue for too long; To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line ...
- (Overruns) Also Manufacturer's Overruns. Extra patches produced above and beyond a customer's original order. Overruns are made in anticipation of a re-order from the customer or for resale on the collector's market. ...
- (Overruns) additional product made beyond the specified quantity.
