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overrun
(/oU/v/E/r'r/@/n )

noun (n)

  • too much production or more than expected(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    overproduction
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • invade in great numbers(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    infest
    source: wordnet30
  • occupy in large numbers or live on a host(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    infest, invade
    source: wordnet30
  • flow or run over (a limit or brim)(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    brim over, overflow, run over, well over
    source: wordnet30
  • seize the position of and defeat(verb.competition)
    source: wordnet30
  • run beyond or past(verb.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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