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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•ran (ō′vər ran′),USA pronunciation v. - pt. of overrun.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•run /v. ˌoʊvɚˈrʌn; n. ˈoʊvɚˌrʌn/USA pronunciation v., -ran, -run, -run•ning, n. v. [~ + object] - to spread over or cover (an area or place) quickly and in great numbers:Weeds are overrunning the garden.
- to attack and defeat completely and occupy the position of;
overwhelm:The army overran our position. - to run past or go beyond:to overrun the finish line.
- to exceed:to overrun the budget.
- to overflow:The stream overran its banks.
n. [countable] - an act, instance, or amount of overrunning, esp. the process of exceeding the costs of production:cost overruns.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•run (v. ō′vər run′;n. ō′vər run′),USA pronunciation v., -ran, -run, -run•ning, n. v.t. - to rove over (a country, region, etc.);
invade; ravage:a time when looting hordes had overrun the province. - to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, esp. vermin;
infest:The house had been overrun by rats. - Botanyto spread or grow rapidly over, as plants, esp. vines, weeds, etc.:a garden overrun with weeds.
- to attack and defeat decisively, occupying and controlling the enemy's position;
overwhelm. - to spread rapidly throughout, as a new idea or spirit:a rekindling of scholarship that had overrun Europe.
- to run or go beyond, as a certain limit:The new jet overran the landing field.
- to exceed, as a budget or estimate:to overrun one's allotted time.
- to run over;
overflow:During the flood season, the river overruns its banks for several miles. - [Print.]
- Printingto print additional copies of (a book, pamphlet, etc.) in excess of the original or the usual order.
- Printingto carry over (type or words) to another page.
- [Naut.]
- Naval Termsto sail past (an intended stopping or turning point) by accident.
- Naval Terms(of a ship) to complete (a schedule of calls) more rapidly than anticipated.
- to outrun;
overtake in running. v.i. - to run over;
overflow:a stream that always overruns at springtime. - to exceed the proper, desired, or normal quantity, limit, order, etc.:Do you want to overrun on this next issue?
n. - an act or instance of overrunning.
- an amount in excess;
surplus:an overrun of 10,000 copies of a new book. - the exceeding of estimated costs in design, development, and production, esp. as estimated in a contract:a staggering overrun on the new fighter plane.
- the amount exceeded:an overrun of $500,000 for each fighter plane.
- a run on an item of manufacture beyond the quantity ordered by a customer and often offered at a discount.
- Nutrition, Foodthe amount by which the volume of a food, as butter or ice cream, is increased above the original volume by the inclusion of air, water, or another substance:With only a 20 percent overrun, this is an excellent ice cream.
- Middle English overrennen, Old English oferyrnan. See over-, run bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: overrun vb /ˌəʊvəˈrʌn/ ( -runs, -running, -ran, -run)- (transitive) to swarm or spread over rapidly
- to run over (something); overflow
- to extend or run beyond a limit
- (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
- (transitive) to print (a book, journal, etc) in a greater quantity than ordered
- (transitive) to transfer (set type and other matter) from one column, line, or page, to another
- (transitive) archaic to run faster than
n /ˈəʊvəˌrʌn/- the act or an instance of overrunning
- the amount or extent of overrunning
- the number of copies of a publication in excess of the quantity ordered
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