overrun

== English == === Alternative forms === over-run === Etymology === From over- +‎ run. === Pronunciation === Verb: (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹʌn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹʌn/ Noun: (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ.vəˌɹʌn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.vɚˌɹʌn/ === Verb === overrun (third-person singular simple present overruns, present participle overrunning, simple past overran, past participle overrun) (transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively. (transitive) To infest, swarm over, flow over. (transitive) To run past; to run beyond. (transitive) To run past the end of. (intransitive) To continue for too long. (printing) To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page. (transitive) To go beyond; to extend in part beyond. (transitive) To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === overrun (countable and uncountable, plural overruns) An instance of overrunning. The amount by which something overruns. (aviation) An area of terrain beyond the end of a runway that is kept flat and unobstructed to allow an aircraft that runs off the end of the runway to stop safely. (food) Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat. ==== Synonyms ==== (area beyond a runway end): runway safety area stopway ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === run over, runover