overruns
noun
- 1
An instance of overrunning
- 2
The amount by which something overruns
“At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!”
- 3
Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.
verb
- 1
To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
- 2
To infest, swarm over, flow over.
“The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.”
- 3
To run past; to run beyond.
“One line overruns another in length.”
- 4
To continue for too long.
“The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.”
- 5
To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
- 6
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.”
- 7
To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
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