OVERRAN

/oʊ.vɚ.ɹan/

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Definition

/oʊ.vɚ.ɹan/

verb

To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
To infest, swarm over, flow over.
“The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.”
To run past; to run beyond.
“One line overruns another in length.”
To continue for too long.
“The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.”
To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.

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