Overrun
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of Overrun
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.
"The athlete overran the finish line and kept going."
- To run past the end of.
"The aircraft didn't stop in time and overran the runway."
- To continue for too long.
"The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home."
Noun
- An instance of overrunning.
- The amount by which something overruns.
"At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!"
- An area of terrain beyond the end of a runway that is kept flat and unobstructed to allow an aircraft that runs off the end of the runway to stop safely.
"The runway has 7,000 feet of paved surface, plus a 2,000-foot grass overrun."
- Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.
Anagrams of Overrun
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