What is the meaning of overrun?

noun

verb

  • Invade in great numbers.
    • usage: "the roaches infested our kitchen"
  • Occupy in large numbers or live on a host.
    • usage: "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
  • Flow or run over (a limit or brim.
  • Seize the position of and defeat.
    • usage: "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
  • Run beyond or past.
    • usage: "The plane overran the runway"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Overrun. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/overrun/definitions/1180158
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