Despised and trodden down of all that overran.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Print.) To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Overrun — may refer to: Overrun brake Overrun, the condition of a vehicle travelling without throttle, see freewheel Overrunning clutch, see freewheel Buffer overrun, see buffer overflow Overrun is the section of a runway, sometimes called a blast pad,… … Wikipedia
Overrun — O ver*run , v. t. [imp. {Overran}; p. p. {Overrun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrunning}. ] 1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overrun — O ver*run , v. t. [imp. {Overran}; p. p. {Overrun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrunning}. ] 1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overrun — [ō΄vər run′; ] also, and for n.always, [ō′vər run΄] vt. overran, overrun, overrunning 1. to run or spread out over so as to cover 2. to infest or swarm over, as vermin, or rove over and ravage, as an invading army 3. to invade, defeat, or conquer … English World dictionary
overrun — [v1] defeat, invade beat, clobber, drub*, foray, inroad, lambaste, lick*, massacre, occupy, overwhelm, put to flight, raid, rout, swamp*, thrash, trim, whip; concepts 86,95 Ant. lose, surrender overrun [v2] infest, spread over; exceed beset,… … New thesaurus
overrun — ► VERB (overrunning; past overran; past part. overrun) 1) spread over or occupy in large numbers. 2) move or extend over or beyond. 3) exceed (an expected or allowed time or cost) … English terms dictionary
overrun — index balance (amount in excess), despoil, harass, impinge, incursion, invade, overlap, overstep, overthrow … Law dictionary
overrun — (v.) O.E. oferyrnan; see OVER (Cf. over) + RUN (Cf. run). Related: Overran; overrunning … Etymology dictionary
overrun — *infest, beset … New Dictionary of Synonyms
overrun — In the context of project financing, the amount of capital expenditures or funding above the original estimate to complete the project. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. overrun o‧ver‧run 1 [ˈəʊvərʌn ǁ ˈoʊ ] noun [countable] 1. also cost… … Financial and business terms
