overran Synonyms & Antonyms
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Overran as a Verb
To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
To infest, swarm over, flow over.
The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.
To run past; to run beyond.
One line overruns another in length.
To continue for too long.
The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.
To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.
To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
Overran in a Sentence
The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.
One line overruns another in length.
The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.
In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.