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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb oh-ver-ruhn; noun oh-ver-ruhn
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn



Definition of overrun

Origin :
  • Old English oferyrnan; see over- + run (v.). The noun meaning "excess expenditure over budget" is from 1956. Related: Overran; overrunning.
  • verb defeat, invade
  • verb infest, spread over; exceed
Example sentences :
  • Whatever the cause of the war, it's the bitterness of death for these people to be overrun.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • They overrun the seven continents and their respective seas.
  • Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
  • The benefit overran the merit the first day, and has overrun the merit ever since.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The surrounding walls are overrun with vines and bordered by pear trees.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • This court is overrun with Jesuits, and we must needs adopt their vernacular.
  • Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer
  • And he had been successfully on his own here since the camp had been overrun.
  • Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
  • The whole front of the cottage was overrun with a honeysuckle.
  • Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving
  • Calcutta, by the way, is or was overrun by jackals at night.
  • Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson
  • From early morning it was overrun with truck-peddlers, farmers, and poultrymen.
  • Extract from : « Ten Tales » by Franois Coppe
  • At first the forest-dwellers threatened to overrun the towns.
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose

Synonyms for overrun

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