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   O·ver·run

   verb

   • 1. spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers: "the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists" Similar invadestormmarch intooccupyinfestswarm oversurge overflow overinundateswampoverwhelmpermeatepenetratespread overspread like wildfire overrun riot overovergrowgrow over
   • ▪ move or extend over or beyond: "let the text overrun the right-hand margin"
   • ▪ run over or beyond (a thing or place): "she overran third base" Similar exceedgo beyondgo overlast longer thanovershootrun over
   • ▪ rotate faster than (another part of a machine): "an overrunning clutch"
   • 2. continue beyond or above an expected or allowed time or cost: "he mustn't overrun his budget"

   noun

   • 1. an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost: "an unexpectedly large cost overrun in the program"
   • 2. the movement or extension of something beyond an allotted or particular position or space: "the system acts as a brake to prevent cable overrun"
   • ▪ a clear area beyond the end of an airport runway: "the aircraft crossed the overrun and rolled down an embankment"
   • 3. the movement of a vehicle at a speed greater than is imparted by the engine: "the engines have overrun fuel cutoff"

   Word Origin Old Englishoferyrnan (see over-, run).

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   Synonyms for OVERRUN: invade, raid, ravage, dominate, attack, conquer, occupy, overcome; Antonyms of OVERRUN: protect, defend, guard, safeguard, resist, ward, shield, withstand.

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   noun. The overrun on the new bomber cost the government ten million dollars. Synonyms. overproduction. surplus. additional cost. extra charge.

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   Synonyms for OVERRUNS: invades, raids, ravages, attacks, dominates, conquers, occupies, forays (into); Antonyms of OVERRUNS: protects, shields, defends, guards, safeguards, resists, opposes, withstands.

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   Synonyms for OVERRUN: invade, overwhelm, foray, overflow, occupy, well over, raid, run-over, brim-over, infest, invade, exceed, ravage, overwhelm, swarm; Antonyms for OVERRUN: lose, surrender, retreat, evacuate.

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    to conquer (territory) rapidly by force of numbers. A group of rebels overran the port. A military group overran them and took four of them off. Synonyms. overwhelm. attack. assault. occupy. Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918.

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    Synonyms for overrun in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for overrun. 57 synonyms for overrun: overwhelm, attack, assault, occupy, raid, invade, penetrate, swamp, rout, assail, descend upon, run riot over, spread over, overwhelm.