The Meaning of overrun

• (v. t.) To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass.
• (v. t.) To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.
• (v. t.) To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length.
• (v. t.) To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
• (v. t.) To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before.
• (v. t.) To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.
• (v. i.) To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.
• (v. i.) To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns.
• (p. p.) of Overrun

Synonyms

overproduction , infest , invade , infest , overflow , well over , run over , brim over

Rhymes

anyone , been , begun , blowgun , bruhn , brun , brunn , bun , bunn , byun , c1 , chun , chunn , done , donne , dun , dunn , dunne , erven , everyone , fun , grandson , gruhn , grun , gun , gunn , handgun , homerun , homespun , huhn , hun , hunn , hyun , kun , lajeune , luhn , lun , lunn , m1 , mcfun , mcmunn , mun , munn , none , nuhn , nun , nunn , one , outdone , outgun , outrun , overdone , puget-1 , pun , rerun , run , shotgun , shun , simeone , someone , son , spun , stepson , stun , sun , terrebonne , than , thrun , thun , ton , tonne , un , undone , won , youn , yun