Definitions for Overrun
ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; ˈoʊ vərˌrʌnover·run

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. overproduction, overrunverb

   too much production or more than expected

2. infest, overrunverb

   invade in great numbers

   "the roaches infested our kitchen"

3. invade, overrun, infestverb

   occupy in large numbers or live on a host

   "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

4. overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim oververb

   flow or run over (a limit or brim)

5. overrunverb

   seize the position of and defeat

   "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"

6. overrunverb

   run beyond or past

   "The plane overran the runway"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overrunnoun

   An instance of overrunning

2. overrunnoun

   The amount by which something overruns

   At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanagable as last year!

3. overrunverb

   To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively.

4. overrunverb

   To infest, swarm over, flow over

5. overrunverb

   To run past; exceed

6. overrunverb

   To continue for too long.

7. overrunverb

   To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line of a set type

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Overrunverb

   Etymology: over and run.

   1. To harrass by incursions; to ravage; to rove over in a hostile manner.

   Those barbarous nations that over-ran the world, possessed those dominions, whereof they are now so called. Edmund Spenser.

   Till the tears she shed,
   Like envious floods o’er-ran her lovely face,
   She was the fairest creature in the world. William Shakespeare.

   They err, who count it glorious to subdue
   By conquest far and wide, to over-run
   Large countries, and in field great battles win,
   Great cities by assault. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   The nine
   Their fainting foes to shameful flight compell’d,
   And with resistless force o’er-run the field. Dryden.

   Gustavus Adolphus could not enter this part of the empire after having over-run most of the rest. Addison.

   A commonwealth may be over-run by a powerful neighbour, which may produce bad consequences upon your trade and liberty. Jonathan Swift, Miscell.

   2. To out-run.

   Pyrocles being come to sixteen, over-run his age in growth, strength, and all things following it, that not Musidorus could perform any action on horse or foot more strongly, or deliver that strength more nimbly, or become the delivery more gracefully, or employ all more virtuously. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   We may out-run
   By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
   And lose by over-running. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Ahimaz ran by the way of the plain, and over-ran Cushi. 2 Sam. xviii. 23.

   Galilæus noteth, that if an open trough, wherein water is, be driven faster than the water can follow, the water gathereth upon an heap towards the hinder end, where the motion began; which he supposeth, holding confidently the motion of the earth to be the cause of the ebbing and flowing of the ocean; because the earth over-runneth the water. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

   3. To overspread; to cover all over.

   With an over-running flood he will make an utter end of the place. Nah. i. 8.

   This disposition of the elements and the parts of the earth, shews us the footsteps of some kind of ruin which happened in such a way, that at the same time a general flood of waters would necessarily over-run the whole earth. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   4. To mischief by great numbers; to pester.

   To flatter foolish men into a hope of life where there is none, is much the same with betraying people into an opinion, that they are in a virtuous and happy state, when they are over-run with passion and drowned in their lusts. Roger L'Estrange.

   Were it not for the incessant labours of this industrious animal, Egypt would be over-run with crocodiles. Addison.

   Such provision made, that a country should not want springs as were convenient for it; nor be over-run with them, and afford little or nothing else; but a supply every where suitable to the necessities of each climate and region of the globe. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

   5. To injure by treading down.

   His tears defac’d the surface of the well,
   And now the lovely face but half appears,
   O’er-run with wrinkles and deform’d with tears. Addison.

   6. Among printers, to be obliged to change the disposition of the lines and words in correcting, by reason of the insertions.

2. To Overrunverb

   To overflow; to be more than full.

   Though you have left me,
   Yet still my soul o’er-runs with fondness towards you. Smith.

   Cattle in inclosures shall always have fresh pasture, that now is all trampled and over-run. Edmund Spenser.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overrun

   Overrun generally refers to the act of exceeding or going beyond a set limit, capacity or boundary. This could apply in various contexts such as budget, time, production, or military invasion. Overrun can also mean overwhelming or taking control of a place, forcefully and rapidly.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overrun

   ō-vėr-run′, v.t. to run or spread over: to grow over: to spread over and take possession of: to crush down: (B.) to run faster than: to pass in running: to extend composed types beyond their first limit.—v.i. to run over: to extend beyond the right length, as a line or page in printing.—n. Overrun′ner, one that overruns.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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).

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overrun

   In a military sense, to ravage, to lay waste. A country which is harassed by incursions is said to be overrun.

Matched Categories

1. • Defeat
   • Inhabit
   • Invade
   • Overshoot

Anagrams for Overrun »

1. run over

2. runover

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Overrun in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Overrun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Overrun in a Sentence

1. Roy Boyd:

   Tens of thousands of illegal aliens enter Texas every day. Our communities along the border are overrun with criminal aliens. The bodies of illegal aliens abandoned by their smugglers are found every week throughout South Texas, threats and violent actions of cartels have caused landowners and homeowners to abandon the property they worked all of their lives for. Texans along the border live in perpetual crisis as a result of the Administration’s open border policy.

2. Zaw Aye Maung:

   We are now in danger of being overrun by these Bangladeshis.

3. Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz:

   It is not just a case of Greece not processing those (asylum) claims, but they are actively doing their very best to get the refugees to move on to central Europe as soon as possible, the Western Balkan countries are overrun, overwhelmed and have been left to their own devices.

4. Ted Callahan:

   Obviously, you have practical concerns, as far as how close they can get, how accurate their fire will be, the rate of fire they can lay down on the city, but then, you have the potential for panic to take root. And that has almost become a self-fulfilling prophecy in a lot of cities in the north, where people just assume it is going to be overrun, they panic, they leave.

5. Roland Jacquard:

   S Notice, we're in a situation where the services are overrun. They expect something to happen, but don't know where and you have to see how much stress they are under.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Overrun
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overrun
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Overrun
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Overrun
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Overrun
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html