ALL meanings of overran
o·ver·ran
O o - verb overran simple past tense of overrun. 1
- verb with object overran to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province. 1
- verb with object overran to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, especially vermin; infest: The house had been overrun by rats. 1
- verb with object overran to spread or grow rapidly over, as plants, especially vines, weeds, etc.: a garden overrun with weeds. 1
- verb with object overran to attack and defeat decisively, occupying and controlling the enemy's position; overwhelm. 1
- verb with object overran to spread rapidly throughout, as a new idea or spirit: a rekindling of scholarship that had overrun Europe. 1
- verb with object overran to run or go beyond, as a certain limit: The new jet overran the landing field. 1
- verb with object overran to exceed, as a budget or estimate: to overrun one's allotted time. 1
- verb with object overran to run over; overflow: During the flood season, the river overruns its banks for several miles. 1
- verb with object overran Printing. to print additional copies of (a book, pamphlet, etc.) in excess of the original or the usual order. to carry over (type or words) to another page. 1
- verb with object overran Nautical. to sail past (an intended stopping or turning point) by accident. (of a ship) to complete (a schedule of calls) more rapidly than anticipated. 1
- verb with object overran to outrun; overtake in running. 1
- verb without object overran to run over; overflow: a stream that always overruns at springtime. 1
- verb without object overran to exceed the proper, desired, or normal quantity, limit, order, etc.: Do you want to overrun on this next issue? 1
- noun overran an act or instance of overrunning. 1
- noun overran an amount in excess; surplus: an overrun of 10,000 copies of a new book. 1
- noun overran the exceeding of estimated costs in design, development, and production, especially as estimated in a contract: a staggering overrun on the new fighter plane. 1
- noun overran the amount exceeded: an overrun of $500,000 for each fighter plane. 1
- noun overran a run on an item of manufacture beyond the quantity ordered by a customer and often offered at a discount. 1
- noun overran the amount by which the volume of a food, as butter or ice cream, is increased above the original volume by the inclusion of air, water, or another substance: With only a 20 percent overrun, this is an excellent ice cream. 1
- noun overran Overran is the past tense of overrun. 0