overrun

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Synonyms: overran

Antonyms: overran

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[defeat]] an [[enemy]] and [[invade]] in great [[number]]s, [[seize|seizing]] the enemy [[position]]s [[conclusively]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[infest]], [[swarm]] over, [[flow]] over.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[run]] [[past]]; to run beyond.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[continue]] for too long.
5. {{lb|en|printing|transitive}} To [[carry]] (some [[type]], a [[line]] or [[column]], etc.) [[backward]] or [[forward]] into an [[adjacent]] line or [[page]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[go beyond]]; to [[extend]] in part beyond.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[abuse]] or [[oppress]], as if by [[tread]]ing upon.

Noun

1. An [[instance]] of [[#Verb|overrun]]ning.
2. The amount by which something [[#Verb|overrun]]s.
3. {{lb|en|aviation}} An area of [[terrain]] beyond the end of a [[runway]] that is kept [[flat]] and [[unobstructed]] to allow an [[aircraft]] that runs off the end of the runway to [[stop]] safely.
4. {{lb|en|food}} [[air|Air]] that is [[whip]]ped into a [[frozen]] [[dessert]] to make it easier to serve and eat.

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