English dictionary
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English noun: overrun | |||
| 1. | overrun (act) too much production or more than expected | ||
| Synonyms | overproduction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | production | ||
English verb: overrun | |||
| 1. | overrun (motion) invade in great numbers | ||
| Samples | The roaches infested our kitchen. | ||
| Synonyms | infest | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | invade, occupy | ||
| 2. | overrun (stative) occupy in large numbers or live on a host | ||
| Samples | The Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North. | ||
| Synonyms | infest, invade | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inhabit | ||
| 3. | overrun (motion) flow or run over (a limit or brim) | ||
| Synonyms | brim over, overflow, run over, well over | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | run out, spill | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | geyser | ||
| Entail | course, feed, flow, run | ||
| 4. | overrun (competition) seize the position of and defeat | ||
| Samples | The Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
| 5. | overrun (cognition) run beyond or past | ||
| Samples | The plane overran the runway. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overshoot | ||
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