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OVERRUN definition: 1. If unwanted people or things overrun, they fill a place quickly and in large numbers: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. : an act or instance of overrunning. especially: an exceeding of the costs estimated in a contract for development and manufacture of new equipment. 2. : the amount by which something overruns. 3. : a run in excess of the quantity ordered by a customer.
OVERRUN meaning: 1. If unwanted people or things overrun, they fill a place quickly and in large numbers: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. verb. If an army or an armed force overruns a place, area, or country, it succeeds in occupying it very quickly. A group of rebels overran the port area and most of the northern suburbs. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overwhelm, attack, assault, occupy More Synonyms of overrun. 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
the exceeding of estimated costs in design, development, and production, especially as estimated in a contract: a staggering overrun on the new fighter plane. the amount exceeded: an overrun of $500,000 for each fighter plane.
Overrun means being populated in huge numbers or occupied in some way. Your beautiful beach town may be peaceful in the winter but overrun by tourists every summer.
a. To seize the positions of and defeat conclusively: The position of the forward infantry was overrun by large numbers of enemy troops at dawn. b. To spread or swarm over destructively: Locusts overran the prairie. 2. To spread swiftly throughout: The new fashion overran the country. 3. To overflow: The river overran its banks. 4. a.
OVERRUN meaning: 1. If something unpleasant overruns a place, it fills it in large numbers: 2. to continue for a…. Learn more.
What does the verb overrun mean? There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb overrun, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. overrun has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
[transitive, often passive] overrun something (especially of something bad or not wanted) to fill or spread over an area quickly, especially in large numbers. The house was completely overrun with mice. Enemy soldiers had overrun the island. The tiny village was overrun by tourists.
