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overrun
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overrun in WordNet English dictionary
verb
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
overflow
overrun
well over
run over
brim over
invade in great numbers
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
infest
overrun
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
invade
overrun
infest
run beyond or past
"The plane overran the runway"
overrun
seize the position of and defeat
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
overrun
noun
too much production or more than expected
overproduction
overrun
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