overrun (n.)

  1. too much production or more than expected

    [ Syn: overproduction ]

    overrun (v.)

  1. invade in great numbers; the roaches infested our kitchen

    [ Syn: infest ]

  2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host; the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North

    [ Syn: invade , infest ]

  3. flow or run over (a limit or brim)

    [ Syn: overflow , well over , run over , brim over ]

  4. seize the position of and defeat; the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land'

  5. run beyond or past; The plane overran the runway'

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