verb
definition
To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
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To infest, swarm over, flow over.
example
The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.
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To run past; to run beyond.
example
One line overruns another in length.
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To continue for too long.
example
The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.
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To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
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To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
example
In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.
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To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.