overruns
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Noun
overruns noun
- An instance of overrunning
- The amount by which something overruns“At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!”
- Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.
Verb
overruns verb
- To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
- To infest, swarm over, flow over.“The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.”
- To run past; to run beyond.“One line overruns another in length.”
- To continue for too long.“The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.”
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run overbrim overoverproductionoverflowplaguedtroubledinfestinfestedwell overabusesbreachesexcessesexcursionsincreasesinstancesirregularities
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