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Meaning of overran

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

overran

Pronunciation:/oʊ.vɚ.ɹan/

verb

Definitions

  1. To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.

  2. To infest, swarm over, flow over.

    Example: The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.

  3. To run past; to run beyond.

    Example: One line overruns another in length.

  4. To continue for too long.

    Example: The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.