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(oʊvəʳrʌn) also over-run
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense overruns, present participle overrunning, past tense, past participle overranlanguage note: The form overrun is used in the present tense and is also the past participle of the verb.
1. verb
If an army or an armed force overruns a place, area, or country, it succeeds in occupying it very quickly.
A group of rebels overran the port area and most of the northern suburbs. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: overwhelm, attack, assault, occupy More Synonyms of overrun
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you say that a place is overrun with or by things that you consider undesirable, you mean that there are a large number of them there.
The flower beds were overrun with grasses.
The Hotel has been ordered to close because it is overrun by mice and rats. [+ by]
Padua and Vicenza are prosperous, well-preserved cities, not overrun by tourists. [+ by]
[Also + with]
3. verb
If an event or meeting overruns by, for example, ten minutes, it continues for ten minutes longer than it was intended to.
Tuesday's lunch overran by three-quarters of an hour. [VERB + by]
The talks overran their allotted time. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB]
4. verb
If costs overrun, they are higher than was planned or expected.
[business]
The US developer took a $163m hit after costs overran at the wind farm. [VERB]
Costs overran the budget by about 30%. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: exceed, go beyond, surpass, overshoot More Synonyms of overrun
Overrun is also a noun.
He was stunned to discover cost overruns of at least $1 billion. [+ of]
More Synonyms of overrun

overrun in British English

verb (ˌəʊvəˈrʌn)Word forms: -runs, -running, -ran or -run
1. (transitive)
to attack or invade and defeat conclusively
2. (transitive)
to swarm or spread over rapidly
3. 
to run over (something); overflow
4. 
to extend or run beyond a limit
5. (intransitive)
(of an engine) to run with a closed throttle at a speed dictated by that of the vehicle it drives, as on a decline
6. (transitive)
a. 
to print (a book, journal, etc) in a greater quantity than ordered
b. 
to print additional copies of (a publication)
7. (transitive) printing
to transfer (set type and other matter) from one column, line, or page to another
8. (transitive) archaic
to run faster than
noun (ˈəʊvəˌrʌn)
9. 
the act or an instance of overrunning
10. 
the amount or extent of overrunning
11. 
the number of copies of a publication in excess of the quantity ordered
12. 
the cleared level area at the end of an airport runway

overrun in American English

(ˌoʊvərˈrʌn; also, and for n. always, ˈoʊvərˌrʌn)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoverˈran, ˌoverˈrun, ˌoverˈrunning
1. 
to run or spread out over so as to cover
2. 
to infest or swarm over, as vermin, or rove over and ravage, as an invading army
3. 
to invade, defeat, or conquer by a rapid, broad advance
4. 
to spread swiftly throughout, as ideas, a fad, etc.
5. 
to run or extend beyond (certain limits)
to overrun second base
6.  Archaic
to outrun
7.  Printing
a. 
to rearrange (type matter) by shifting from one line to another
b. 
to print more copies of (a given work) than ordered
verb intransitive
8. 
to overflow
9. 
to run over or beyond certain limits
noun
10. 
the act or an instance of overrunning
11. 
the amount of money by which a product or project exceeds its estimated cost
12. 
an excess amount produced, as of manufactured goods or copies of printed matter

Examples of 'overrun' in a sentence
overrun

The project has been dogged by delays and cost overruns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The four others it is working on have been hobbled by delays and vast cost overruns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The documents show a series of problems and overruns costing hundreds of millions of pounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Infrastructure projects are prone to delays and big cost overruns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The town centre can be overrun with tourists.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The project has been hit by delays and cost overruns.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Leicester were being overrun in midfield and their defence looked as leaky as a colander.
The Sun (2009)
That stadium was blighted by cost overruns and delays.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But the place is not overrun with tourists.
The Sun (2013)
But the constant laughing on set does mean filming can overrun.
The Sun (2013)
It was the railway works that caused all the delays and cost overruns.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Had one promising run but was often overrun in midfield.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Only the taxpayer is there to take financial pain if there are cost overruns or operational failures.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Another rebel-held town was overrun yesterday as the military continued to make gains.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We are told that the budget could overrun by 5 billion.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Not long afterwards, the country was overrun by war.
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (1812)
 Budget overruns, delays and upsets have shown project management is no panacea.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Those who tried to form a human chain around the centre were quickly overrun and up to 25 were reported to have been arrested.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
DOWNSIDE The town can get overrun by tourists.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
After having visited for the first time last week, it's hard to imagine such a tranquil place being overrun by queues and people.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
overrun

British English: overrun VERB
If an army or an armed force overruns a place, area, or country, it succeeds in occupying it very quickly.
A group of rebels overran the port area and most of the northern suburbs.
  • American English: overrun
  • Brazilian Portuguese: invadir
  • Chinese: 迅速占领
  • European Spanish: invadir
  • French: envahir
  • German: einfallen in
  • Italian: occupare
  • Japanese: 一斉に侵略する
  • Korean: 신속히 장악하다
  • European Portuguese: invadir
  • Latin American Spanish: invadir

Chinese translation of 'overrun'

overrun

(əuvəˈrʌn)
Word forms:pt overran
Word forms:pp overrun

vt

  1. [army, rebels] [area] 横(橫)行于(於) (hèngxíng yú)

vi

  1. to overrun (by 10 minutes) 超出(10分钟(鐘)) (chāochū (shí fēnzhōng))
to be overrun by or with sth 某物泛(氾)滥(濫)成灾(災)的 (mǒuwù fànlàn chéng zāi de)
1 (verb) 
Definition
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
The infantry's aim was to slow attacking forces.
assault
They would be compelled to assault the capital from the south.
occupy
Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918.
raid
8th century Vikings set off to raid the coasts of Europe.
invade
In 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland.
penetrate
swamp
rout
assail
He was assailed by a young man.
descend upon
run riot over
2 (verb) 
Definition
to spread over (a place) rapidly
The flower beds were overrun with weeds.
Synonyms
spread over
overwhelm
The small Pacific island could be overwhelmed by rising sea levels.
choke
swamp
We swamp them with praise, make them think that they are important.
overflow
The river has overflowed its banks in several places.
infest
Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities.
inundate
Her office was inundated with requests for tickets.
permeate
spread like wildfire
swarm over
surge over
overgrow
3 (verb) 
Definition
to extend or run beyond a set limit
Costs overran the budget by about 30%.
Synonyms
exceed
His performance exceeded all expectations.
go beyond
surpass
He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers.
overshoot
outrun
The population growth will eventually outrun the supply of food.
run over or on

Additional synonyms

in the sense of assail
Definition
to attack violently
He was assailed by a young man.
Synonyms
attack,
charge,
assault,
invade,
set about,
beset,
fall upon,
set upon,
lay into (informal),
maltreat,
belabour
in the sense of assault
Definition
to attack violently
They would be compelled to assault the capital from the south.
Synonyms
attack,
charge,
storm,
invade,
fall on,
strike at,
swoop on,
assail
in the sense of attack
Definition
to launch a physical assault (against)
The infantry's aim was to slow attacking forces.
Synonyms
invade,
occupy,
raid,
infringe,
charge,
rush,
storm,
encroach

Synonyms of 'overrun'

overrun

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of infest
Definition
to inhabit or overrun (a place, plant, etc.) in unpleasantly large numbers
Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities.
Synonyms
overrun,
flood,
invade,
penetrate,
ravage,
swarm,
throng,
beset,
permeate
in the sense of inundate
Definition
to overwhelm, as if with a flood
Her office was inundated with requests for tickets.
Synonyms
overwhelm,
flood,
swamp,
engulf,
overflow,
overrun,
glut
in the sense of invade
Definition
to enter (a country or territory) by military force
In 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland.
Synonyms
attack,
storm,
assault,
capture,
occupy,
seize,
raid,
overwhelm,
violate,
conquer,
overrun,
annex,
march into,
assail,
descend upon,
infringe on,
burst in on,
make inroads on
in the sense of occupy
Definition
to move in and take control of (a country or other place)
Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918.
Synonyms
invade,
take over,
capture,
seize,
conquer,
keep,
hold,
garrison,
overrun,
annex,
take possession of,
colonize,
cybersquat
in the sense of outrun
Definition
to develop faster than (something)
The population growth will eventually outrun the supply of food.
Synonyms
exceed,
overtake,
surpass,
top,
pass,
eclipse,
go beyond,
outstrip,
outdo,
outreach
in the sense of overflow
Definition
to flow over (a brim)
The river has overflowed its banks in several places.
Synonyms
flood,
swamp,
submerge,
cover,
drown,
soak,
immerse,
inundate,
deluge,
pour over
in the sense of raid
Definition
to make a raid on
8th century Vikings set off to raid the coasts of Europe.
Synonyms
attack,
invade,
assault,
rifle,
forage,
fall upon,
swoop down upon,
reive (dialect)
in the sense of surpass
Definition
to be greater in extent than or superior in achievement to (something or someone)
He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers.
Synonyms
outdo,
top,
beat,
best,
cap (informal),
exceed,
eclipse,
overshadow,
excel,
transcend,
outstrip,
outshine,
tower above,
go one better than (informal),
put in the shade
in the sense of swamp
Definition
to cause (a boat) to sink or fill with water
Synonyms
flood,
upset,
sink,
overwhelm,
engulf,
submerge,
drench,
inundate,
swallow up,
capsize,
wash over,
waterlog
in the sense of swamp
Definition
to overwhelm (a person or place) with more than can be dealt with or accommodated
We swamp them with praise, make them think that they are important.
Synonyms
overload,
overwhelm,
inundate,
besiege,
beset,
snow under
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