overrun
English
/əʊvəˈɹʌn/, /oʊvəˈɹʌn/, /ˈəʊvəˌɹʌn/, /ˈoʊvəˌɹʌn/
verb
Definitions
- To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
- To infest, swarm over, flow over.
- To run past; to run beyond.
- To continue for too long.
- (printing) To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
- To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
- To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
Etymology
Prefix from English run.
Origin
English
run
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atren English
- atrin English
- autorun English
- bobrun English
- forerun English
- freerun English
- inrun English
- interrun English
- intrarun English
- midrun English
- millrun English
- monkey run English
- moonrun English
- multirun English
- nonrun English
- outrun English
- overrunner English
- overrunnest English
- overrunneth English
- payrun English
- prerun English
- rerun English
- run English
- run time English
- run-up English
- runabout English
- runahead English
- runaholic English
- runathon English
- runaway English
- runback English
- rundale English
- runholder English
- runholding English
- runless English
- runlet English
- runlevel English
- runman English
- runnable English
- runned English
- runnel English
- runner English
- runnest English
- runneth English
- runny English
- runoff English
- runout English
- runproof English
- runrate English
- runridge English
- runscorer English
- runway English
- speedrun English
- state-run English
- ultrarun English
- underrun English
- unrun English
- uprun English
- runnen Dutch, Flemish
- runnen Middle English
- रन Hindi
- ran Tok Pisin
- lon Sranan Tongo
- run
- runny
- rerun
- uprun
- unrun
- atrin
- atren
- inrun
- runnel
- prerun
- midrun
- runoff
- run-up
- outrun
- runlet
- payrun
- runner
- nonrun
- runout
- bobrun
- runman
- runway
- runned
- rundale
- millrun
- autorun
- runback
- runaway
- forerun
- runrate
- freerun
- runnest
- moonrun
- runneth
- runless
- runlevel
- runnable
- multirun
- speedrun
- runahead
- ultrarun
- intrarun
- interrun
- runabout
- runathon
- run time
- underrun
- runridge
- runproof
- runscorer
- state-run
- runholder
- runaholic
- monkey run
- overrunner
- runholding
- overrunneth
- overrunnest