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to overrun
01
to invade or overwhelm with a large number, surpassing defenses
Transitive: to overrun a place
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
overrun
3rd person singular
overruns
Present participle
overrunning
Past simple
overran
Past participle
overrun
02
to move beyond a boundary or limit, often in an uncontrolled way
Transitive: to overrun an area or limit
03
to win against and take the place of someone or something
Transitive: to overrun an opponent or their position
04
to spill or flow over the edges or boundaries of something
Transitive: to overrun a limit or brim
Overrun
01
too much production or more than expected
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
overruns
Lexical Tree
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