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- [verb oh-ver-ruhn; noun oh-ver-ruhn]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/
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- [verb oh-ver-ruhn; noun oh-ver-ruhn]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn/
Definitions of overrun word
- verb with object overrun to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province. 1
- verb with object overrun to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, especially vermin; infest: The house had been overrun by rats. 1
- verb with object overrun to spread or grow rapidly over, as plants, especially vines, weeds, etc.: a garden overrun with weeds. 1
- verb with object overrun to attack and defeat decisively, occupying and controlling the enemy's position; overwhelm. 1
- verb with object overrun to spread rapidly throughout, as a new idea or spirit: a rekindling of scholarship that had overrun Europe. 1
- verb with object overrun to run or go beyond, as a certain limit: The new jet overran the landing field. 1
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Origin of overrun
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English overrennen, Old English oferyrnan. See over-, run
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Parts of speech for Overrun
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overrun popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overrun usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overrun
verb overrun
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beset — If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
noun overrun
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- luxuriance — luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.
- excess — An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
- fulsomeness — The state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
- nimiety — excess; overabundance: nimiety of mere niceties in conversation.
adj overrun
- crawling — a defect in freshly applied paint or varnish characterized by bare patches and ridging
- cursive — of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style
- flowing — moving in or as in a stream: flowing water.
- fluidic — the technology dealing with the use of a flowing liquid or gas in various devices, especially controls, to perform functions usually performed by an electric current in electronic devices.
adjective overrun
- crawler — A crawler is a computer program that visits websites and collects information when you do an Internet search.
- filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
- harrier — one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting.
- infested — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
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