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overrun

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overrun in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. flow or run over (a limit or brim)
    overflow  overrun  well over  run over  brim over 
  2. invade in great numbers
    "the roaches infested our kitchen"
    infest  overrun 
  3. 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 
  4. run beyond or past
    "The plane overran the runway"
    overrun 
  5. seize the position of and defeat
    "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
    overrun 
noun
  1. too much production or more than expected
    overproduction  overrun 
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