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overrunning

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  1. To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
  2. To infest, swarm over, flow over.“The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.”
  3. To run past; to run beyond.“One line overruns another in length.”
  4. To continue for too long.“The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.”

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