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overrun

/ overrun /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
run beyond or past
"The plane overran the runway"
Type of:
overshoot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
seize the position of and defeat
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
Type of:
get the better of overcome defeat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
too much production or more than expected
Type of:
production
Derived:
overflow well over run over brim over overproduce
verb Sense 4
invade in great numbers
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
Type of:
invade occupy
Derived:
infestation plague
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Type of:
spill run out
Kinds of:
geyser
Derived:
overproduction overflow runoff overspill flood
Entails:
run flow feed
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
Type of:
inhabit occupy
Derived:
infestation plague invasion encroachment intrusion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 7
(often followed by `with'' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers
"waters infested with sharks"
"shark-infested waters"
"the locust-overrun countryside"
"drug-plagued streets"
Similar:
troubled
Domain:
combining form
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

overshoot get the better of overcome defeat production invade occupy spill run out geyser inhabit troubled