English dictionary
overrun
nounPronunciation
əʊvəˈɹʌn
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- too much production or more than expected
verb
- run beyond or past
verb
- seize the position of and defeat
verb
- invade in great numbers
verb
- flow or run over (a limit or brim)
verb
- occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Example sentences
The plane overran the runway
the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land
the roaches infested our kitchen
the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North