"overrun" meaning in English

See overrun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊ.vəˌrʌn/ [UK], /ˈoʊ.vɚˌrʌn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overrun2.wav [UK] Forms: overrun, overruns [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An overrun is an instance of overrunning.
    Sense id: simple-overrun-en-noun-~NcTLLAt

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/ [UK], /ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overrun.wav [UK] Forms: overrun [canonical], overruns [third-person, singular], overran [past], overrun [past, participle], overrunning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|overrun|overruns|overran|overrun|overrunning}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If A overruns B, A occupies B in a large number.
    Sense id: simple-overrun-en-verb-jagWBAAD
  2. If something overruns, it continues beyond its allowed time or cost.
    Sense id: simple-overrun-en-verb-8j-9EXhS
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