What does overrun mean?
Definitions for overrun
ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; ˈoʊ vərˌrʌnover·run
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Princeton's WordNet
overproduction, overrunverb
too much production or more than expected
infest, overrunverb
invade in great numbers
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
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"
overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim oververb
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
overrunverb
seize the position of and defeat
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
overrunverb
run beyond or past
"The plane overran the runway"
Wiktionary
overrunnoun
An instance of overrunning
overrunnoun
The amount by which something overruns
At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanagable as last year!
overrunverb
To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively.
overrunverb
To infest, swarm over, flow over
overrunverb
To run past; exceed
overrunverb
To continue for too long.
overrunverb
To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line of a set type
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Overrunverb
Etymology: over and run.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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 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).
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
overrun
In a military sense, to ravage, to lay waste. A country which is harassed by incursions is said to be overrun.
Anagrams for overrun »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overrun in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overrun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of overrun in a Sentence
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.
The state of Texas and the Department of Public Safety are working closely with local law enforcement to provide resources as needed and deliver justice for this heinous attack, i thank the first responders who have acted swiftly and admirably under pressure, and I want to remind all Texans that we will not allow the Lone Star State to be overrun by hatred and violence. We will unite, as Texans always do, to respond to this tragedy.
If you don't want Central America to be overrun by masses of illegal aliens and giant caravans, you'd better vote Republican, these are tough people. These are not angels. These are not little angels. These are tough people. And we're not letting them into our country. They're not coming in illegally.
I warn the government, if the Taliban overrun Lashkar Gah it will not be as easy to take it back as it was in Kunduz.
Bay County Commissioner Mike Thomas:
We are not overrun with college students, we are overrun with thugs, and that is the problem. It is impossible to pass laws that people who do not follow the laws will obey.
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