Definitions for overrunˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•runˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn(v.; n.)-ran, -run, -run•ning
(v.t.)to swarm or spread over in great numbers.
to attack and defeat decisively and occupy the position of; overwhelm.
to run or go beyond:
to overrun the finish line
to exceed, as a budget or estimate.
to run over; overflow.
to print extra copies of.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Printing
(v.i.)to overflow.
to exceed the proper or desired limits.
(n.)an act or instance of overrunning.
an amount in excess of that needed.
the exceeding of estimated costs of production.
Origin of overrun:
bef. 900
Princeton's WordNet
overproduction, overrun(verb)
too much production or more than expected
infest, overrun(verb)
invade in great numbers
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
invade, overrun, infest(verb)
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over(verb)
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
overrun(verb)
seize the position of and defeat
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
overrun(verb)
run beyond or past
"The plane overran the runway"
Wiktionary
overrun(Noun)
An instance of overrunning
overrun(Noun)
The amount by which something overruns
At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanagable as last year!
overrun(Verb)
To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively.
overrun(Verb)
To infest, swarm over, flow over
overrun(Verb)
To run past; exceed
overrun(Verb)
To continue for too long.
overrun(Verb)
To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line of a set type
The New Hacker's Dictionary
overrun
1. [techspeak] Term for a frequent consequence of data arriving faster than it can be consumed, esp. in serial line communications. For example, at 9600 baud there is almost exactly one character per millisecond, so if a silo can hold only two characters and the machine takes longer than 2 msec to get to service the interrupt, at least one character will be lost. 2. Also applied to non-serial-I/O communications. “I forgot to pay my electric bill due to mail overrun.” “Sorry, I got four phone calls in 3 minutes last night and lost your message to overrun.” When thrashing at tasks, the next person to make a request might be told “Overrun!” Compare firehose syndrome. 3. More loosely, may refer to a buffer overflow not necessarily related to processing time (as in overrun screw).
Translations for overrun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- wemel, krioel, vervuilAfrikaans
- يَكْتَسِح، يَجْتاحArabic
- гъмжаBulgarian
- infestarPortuguese (BR)
- zaplavitCzech
- überschwemmenGerman
- oversvømmeDanish
- κατακλύζω, καταλαμβάνωGreek
- invadir, tomar; estar plagado deSpanish
- vallutamaEstonian
- فرا گرفتن؛ اشغال کردنFarsi
- vallataFinnish
- envahir, occuperFrench
- לִפשוֹט עַל-Hebrew
- पूरी तरह कब्जा कर लेनाHindi
- preplaviti, zauzetiCroatian
- elborítHungarian
- memenuhiIndonesian
- leggja undir sig, yfirtakaIcelandic
- invadere, infestareItalian
- ～にはびこるJapanese
- 들끓다, 범람하다Korean
- užplūstiLithuanian
- iebrukt; pārņemtLatvian
- menyerangMalay
- overstromenDutch
- kry av, oversvømmeNorwegian
- opanowaćPolish
- فرا گرفتن؛ اشغال کردنPersian
- كول ډكPashto
- infestarPortuguese
- a invada; a năpădiRomanian
- захватывать, занимать; кишетьRussian
- zaplaviťSlovak
- preplavitiSlovenian
- preplavitiSerbian
- bre ut sigöver, invaderaSwedish
- ยึดครองThai
- istilâ etmek, kaplamak, sarmakTurkish
- 佔領，侵擾Chinese (Trad.)
- кишітиUkrainian
- بھرا ہونا، قبضہ ميں ہوناUrdu
- chiếm hữuVietnamese
- 占领，侵扰Chinese (Simp.)
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